Out-of-Bounds Affecting libwmf package, versions *
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.32% (70th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBWMF-347085
- published 23 Mar 2017
- disclosed 23 Mar 2017
Introduced: 23 Mar 2017
CVE-2016-9011 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04
libwmf
.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libwmf
package and not the libwmf
package as distributed by Ubuntu
.
See How to fix?
for Ubuntu:16.04
relevant fixed versions and status.
The 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.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-9011
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9011
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/libwmf-memory-allocation-failure-in-wmf_malloc-api-c
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388450
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93860