CVE-2016-9275

Heap-based buffer overflow in the _dwarf_skim_forms function in libdwarf/dwarf_macro5.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read).

Published: 2017-03-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-9275 is rated Moderate Risk (64.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.22%). EPSS rose +2.93% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-9275

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 2026-06-15 1.29% 4.22% +2.93%
2 2026-05-08 1.02% 1.29% +0.28%
3 2026-04-17 — 1.02% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-9275

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
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.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-9275

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-9275

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2016-9275 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-2016-9275
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9275
suse low CVE-2016-9275 severity low: SUSE including 6 source package names (libdwarf, libdwarf-devel, libdwarf-devel-static, libdwarf-doc, libdwarf-tools, libdwarf1), 8 product×package rows across 2 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5): Known Not Affected 8. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9275/
ubuntu medium CVE-2016-9275 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dwarfutils), 9 status rows across 9 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 4, not-affected 3, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9275

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-9275

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libdwarf_project libdwarf >= 1999-12-14, < 2016-11-24 cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-9275

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