CVE-2016-9011

Summary

CVECVE-2016-9011
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-23 18:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-03-27 15:51:00 UTC
DescriptionThe wmf_malloc function in api.c in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted wmf file, which triggers a memory allocation failure.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wvware Libwmf 0.2.8.4 All All All
Application Wvware Libwmf 0.2.8.4 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
libwmf: memory allocation failure in wmf_malloc (api.c) | agostino's blog MISC blogs.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
libwmf CVE-2016-9011 Memory Corruption Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Re: libwmf: memory allocation failure in wmf_malloc (api.c) MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
1388450 – (CVE-2016-9011) CVE-2016-9011 libwmf: Memory allocation failure in wmf_malloc CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 671130 EulerOS Security Update for libwmf (EulerOS-SA-2019-2623)
  • 752110 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libwmf (SUSE-SU-2022:1560-1)
  • 753107 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libwmf (SUSE-SU-2022:1516-1)
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