vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2015-8791): libebml vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jan 29, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 29, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
The EbmlElement::ReadCodedSizeValue function in libEBML before 1.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory via a crafted length value in an EBML id, which triggers an invalid memory access.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-libebml
References
- CVE-2015-8791
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2015-8791
- CWE-200
- DEBIAN-DSA-3538
- EUVD-EUVD-2015-8663
- http://lists.matroska.org/pipermail/matroska-users/2015-October/006985.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00035.html
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2015-8663
- https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/blob/release-1.3.3/ChangeLog
- https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/commit/24e5cd7c666b1ddd85619d60486db0a5481c1b90
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8791
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