Out-of-bounds read in libwmf - CVE-2015-4695
Published: May 2, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12351
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4695
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: wvware.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
libwmf
libwmf
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the DecodeImage function due to out-of-bounds read. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash via a specially crafted WMF file.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-4695
Install update from vendor's website.