CVE catalog
CVE-2020-28163
dwarfutils: CVE-2020-28163
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.79% · Oct 25, 2026
libdwarf before 20201201 allows a dwarf_print_lines.c NULL pointer dereference and application crash via a DWARF5 line-table header that has an invalid FORM for a pathname.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | dwarfutils | sid | 1:0.11.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | dwarfutils | forky | 1:0.11.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | dwarfutils | trixie | 1:0.11.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | dwarfutils | bookworm | 20210528-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | dwarfutils | 16.04 | 20120410-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dwarfutils | 16.04 | 20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dwarfutils | 18.04 | 20170709-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dwarfutils | 18.04 | 20180129-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dwarfutils | 20.04 | 20180809-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dwarfutils | 20.04 | 20190529-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dwarfutils | 20.04 | 20191104-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dwarfutils | 20.04 | 20191104-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dwarfutils | 20.04 | 20200114-1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | dwarfutils | source | sid | 20201201-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | dwarfutils | source | forky | 20201201-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | dwarfutils | source | trixie | 20201201-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | dwarfutils | source | bookworm | 20201201-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [dwarfdump]Fixed
Source package: [dwarfutils]
Details (2)
20210528-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
20201201-1dsa · dwarfutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · dwarfutils · debian · 12
20210528-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
20201201-1dsa · dwarfutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · dwarfutils · debian · 12
- [libdwarf1]Fixed
Source package: [dwarfutils]
Details (2)
20210528-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
20201201-1dsa · dwarfutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · dwarfutils · debian · 12
20210528-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
20201201-1dsa · dwarfutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · dwarfutils · debian · 12
- [libdwarf-dev]Fixed
Source package: [dwarfutils]
Details (2)
20210528-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
20201201-1dsa · dwarfutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · dwarfutils · debian · 12
20210528-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
20201201-1dsa · dwarfutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · dwarfutils · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [dwarfdump]Fixed
Source package: [dwarfutils]
Details (2)
1:0.11.1-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
20201201-1dsa · dwarfutils · debian · 13
1:0.11.1-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
20201201-1dsa · dwarfutils · debian · 13
- [libdwarf1]Fixed
Source package: [dwarfutils]
Details (2)
1:0.11.1-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
20201201-1dsa · dwarfutils · debian · 13
1:0.11.1-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
20201201-1dsa · dwarfutils · debian · 13
- [libdwarf-dev]Fixed
Source package: [dwarfutils]
Details (2)
1:0.11.1-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
20201201-1dsa · dwarfutils · debian · 13
1:0.11.1-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
20201201-1dsa · dwarfutils · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28163]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28163]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-28163]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2024/wid-sec-w-2024-1248.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]