CVE-2015-0848 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Libwmf

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow8 documents7 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
4.7%
top 10.65%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Wvware LibwmfDebian LibwmfFedoraproject Fedora+1 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 1
Latest updateMay 14

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages4 packages

▶debiandebian/libwmf< libwmf 0.2.8.4-10.4 (bookworm)
▶Debianwvware/libwmf< 0.2.8.4-10.4+3
▶NVDwvware/libwmf0.2.8.4
▶NVDopensuse/opensuse13.1, 13.2+1

Also affects: Fedora 21

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-8h7p-8xq5-x3gj: Heap-based buffer overflow in libwmf 0↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2015-0848: Heap-based buffer overflow in libwmf 0↗2015-07-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
libwmf vulnerabilities↗2015-07-08
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Red Hat
libwmf: heap overflow when decoding BMP images↗2015-06-01
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Debian
CVE-2015-0848: libwmf - Heap-based buffer overflow in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a ...↗2015
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-0848 libwmf: heap overflow when decoding BMP images [fedora-all]↗2015-06-02
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Bugzilla
CVE-2015-0848 libwmf: heap overflow when decoding BMP images↗2015-06-02
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