CVE-2015-4588

Public Exploit

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the DecodeImage function in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted "run-length count" in an image in a WMF file.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.71% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3302 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/03/6 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00051.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-03 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160668.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2670-1 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227243 exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00053.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/4 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75230 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032771 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00018.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1917.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-4588?
CVE-2015-4588 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-4588?
To fix CVE-2015-4588, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-4588 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-4588 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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