Detections
Analytics

MiracleLinux 7 : libwmf-0.2.8.4-41.el7 (AXSA:2015-512:01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 289408

Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2015-512:01 advisory.

 A library for reading and converting Windows MetaFile vector graphics (WMF).
 Security issues fixed with this release:
 CVE-2015-0848 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.
 CVE-2015-4588 Heap-based buffer overflow in the DecodeImage function in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted run-length count in an image in a WMF file.
 CVE-2015-4695 meta.h in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted WMF file.
 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.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected libwmf and / or libwmf-lite packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/5887

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 289408

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2015-512.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/16/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-4588

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:miracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libwmf-lite, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libwmf

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/20/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/3/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0848, CVE-2015-4588, CVE-2015-4695, CVE-2015-4696