Uncontrolled memory allocation in libwmf - CVE-2016-9011
Published: May 2, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12353
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9011
CWE-ID: CWE-789
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 wmf_malloc function in api.c due to uncontrolled memory allocation. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted wmf file, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-9011
Install update from vendor's website.