CVE-2015-8538

dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGSEGV).

Published: 2017-06-07 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-8538 is rated Moderate Risk (42.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.24%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-8538

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-27 0.43% 0.24% -0.19%
2 2025-04-18 0.21% 0.43% +0.22%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.21% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-8538

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-8538

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-8538

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2015-8538: 1 source package rows (libdwarf); 22 state rows across 8 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, 3.23-main, edge-main); fixed 21, open 1. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2015-8538
debian not yet assigned CVE-2015-8538 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (dwarfutils), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8538
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8538
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-8538 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dwarfutils), 8 status rows across 8 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 3, released 3, not-affected 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8538

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-8538

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libdwarf_project libdwarf >= 1999-12-14, <= 2015-11-14 cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-8538

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