CVE-2015-0848

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-0848
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-07-01 14:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Application Wvware Libwmf 0.2.8.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3302-1 libwmf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
oss-security - CVE-2015-0848 - Heap overflow on libwmf0.2-7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
USN-2670-1: libwmf vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
openSUSE-SU-2015:1212-1: moderate: Security update for libwmf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2015:1132-1: moderate: Security update for libwmf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2015:1134-1: moderate: Security update for libwmf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: libwmf-0.2.8.4-43.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
libwmf: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201602-03) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
libwmf 'DecodeImage()' Function Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: libwmf-0.2.8.4-46.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
libwmf Heap Overflow and Memory Corruption Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: libwmf-0.2.8.4-46.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
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