vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2015-8792): libmatroska vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jan 29, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 29, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
The KaxInternalBlock::ReadData function in libMatroska before 1.4.4 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory via crafted EBML lacing, which triggers an invalid memory access.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-libmatroska
References
- CVE-2015-8792
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2015-8792
- CWE-119
- CWE-200
- DEBIAN-DSA-3526
- URL-http://lists.matroska.org/pipermail/matroska-users/2015-October/006985.html
- URL-http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00035.html
- URL-https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libmatroska/blob/release-1.4.4/ChangeLog
- URL-https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libmatroska/commit/0a2d3e3644a7453b6513db2f9bc270f77943573f
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8792
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