VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-5040

CVSS score7.5 HIGH

EPSS probability4.26%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-02-17

Last modified2026-06-17

Description

libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a large length value in a compilation unit header.