vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-9011): libwmf vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Mar 23, 2017 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 23, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
Description
The wmf_malloc function in api.c in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted wmf file, which triggers a memory allocation failure.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2016-9011
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-9011
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/18/9
- URL-https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/libwmf-memory-allocation-failure-in-wmf_malloc-api-c
- URL-https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=842090;filename=libwmf-0.2.8.4-CVE-2016-9011-debian.patch;msg=10
- URL-https://github.com/asarubbo/poc/blob/master/00015-libwmf-memalloc-wmf_malloc
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9011
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