CVE-2015-4588

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-4588
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-07-01 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-30 16:27:00 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the DecodeImage function in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted "run-length count" in an image in a WMF file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
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
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
Application Wvware Libwmf 0.2.8.4 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2015:1212-1: moderate: Security update for libwmf SUSE lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2015:1134-1: moderate: Security update for libwmf SUSE lists.opensuse.org
libwmf CVE-2015-4588 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
openSUSE-SU-2015:1132-1: moderate: Security update for libwmf SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3302-1 libwmf DEBIAN www.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: libwmf-0.2.8.4-43.fc21 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - Re: CVE-2015-0848 - Heap overflow on libwmf0.2-7 MLIST www.openwall.com
Bug 1227243 – CVE-2015-0848, CVE-2015-4588 libwmf: heap overflow when decoding BMP images CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit
libwmf Heap Overflow and Memory Corruption Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
oss-security - Re: CVE-2015-0848 - Heap overflow on libwmf0.2-7 MLIST www.openwall.com
Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2015 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
USN-2670-1: libwmf vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
libwmf: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201602-03) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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