vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2016-9011)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Mar 23, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 23, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
A memory allocation failure in function wmf_malloc in api.c was reported in libwmf. Opening a maliciously crafted file could cause the application to crash.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-9011
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-9011
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/1
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93860
- URL-https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/libwmf-memory-allocation-failure-in-wmf_malloc-api-c
- URL-https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388450
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201701-1
- CWE-119
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