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CVE-2015-4696

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Description

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.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-03

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2015-4715

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=784192

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2670-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032771

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75331

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/21/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/17/3

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3302

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1917.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00018.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162569.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-07-01

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01958

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