Fedora 21 update for libwmf

Published: 2015-06-02 | Updated: 2025-04-24

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2015-0848 CVE-2015-4588
CWE-ID	CWE-122
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system libwmf Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU12349

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0848

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted BMP image, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 21

libwmf: before 0.2.8.4-42.fc21

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-9377

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU12350