CVE-2015-4588

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-4588
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-07-01 14:59:10 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 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

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
oss-security - Re: CVE-2015-0848 - Heap overflow on libwmf0.2-7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3302-1 libwmf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
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
libwmf CVE-2015-4588 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.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
Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
oss-security - Re: CVE-2015-0848 - Heap overflow on libwmf0.2-7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Bug 1227243 – CVE-2015-0848, CVE-2015-4588 libwmf: heap overflow when decoding BMP images af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit
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
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