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FKIE_CVE-2015-4696

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-07-01 14:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:27
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162569.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00018.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1917.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3302
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/17/3
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/21/3
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75331
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032771
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2670-1
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=784192Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-03
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162569.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00018.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1917.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3302
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/17/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/21/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75331
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032771
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2670-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=784192Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-03
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wvware libwmf 0.2.8.4

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