CVE-2015-0848

MEDIUM 6.8CVE-2015-0848 · Published 01/07/2015 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2015-0848 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability affecting libwmf (wvware).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 8.5%, higher than 95.0% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
libwmf wvware	`= 0.2.8.4`	No fix yet

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image.

References

lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160668.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168507.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165547.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00051.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00053.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00018.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1917.html
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3302
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/01/2
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
securityfocus.com/bid/74923
securitytracker.com/id/1032771
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2670-1
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-03

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