CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-9011
5.5 MEDIUM
Official page ↗
- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-03-23
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• wvware libwmf 0.2.8.4
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93860 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/libwmf-memory-allocation-failure-in-wmf_malloc-api-c Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388450 Issue Tracking
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93860 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/libwmf-memory-allocation-failure-in-wmf_malloc-api-c Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388450 Issue Tracking