CVE-2015-4696

Public Exploit

Description

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.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.96% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3302	vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-03	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75331	vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2670-1	vendor advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=784192	exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162569.html	vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/21/3	mailing list
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
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/17/3	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-4696?: CVE-2015-4696 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-4696?: To fix CVE-2015-4696, 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-2015-4696 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2015-4696 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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