Ubuntu.comUB:CVE-2016-9011CVE-2016-9011
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
70.1%
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| leosilva | debian fixed that with the debian proposed patch. |
References
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/18/9
blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/libwmf-memory-allocation-failure-in-wmf_malloc-api-c
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=842090;filename=libwmf-0.2.8.4-CVE-2016-9011-debian.patch;msg=10
github.com/asarubbo/poc/blob/master/00015-libwmf-memalloc-wmf_malloc (reproducer)
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-9011
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9011
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9011
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9011
Related
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
70.1%