Vulnerability in Wvware Libwmf
CVE-2015-4696
Use-after-free vulnerability in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted WMF file to the (1) wmf2gd or (2) wmf2eps command.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.060 (93.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.060 · newest: 0.060 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wvware Libwmf — versions 0.2.8.4
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3302 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-03 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75331 (vdb-entry)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2670-1 (vendor-advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Exploit)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162569.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/21/3 (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032771 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00018.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-4696?
- CVE-2015-4696 is a vulnerability in Wvware Libwmf. Published 2015-07-01.
- Is CVE-2015-4696 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.