libwmf: heap overflow when decoding BMP images
Published Jul 1, 2015
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.54%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libwmf-0:0.2.8.4-25.el6_7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1917
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libwmf-0:0.2.8.4-41.ael7b_1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1917
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libwmf
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libwmf-0:0.2.8.4-25.el6_7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1917 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libwmf-0:0.2.8.4-41.ael7b_1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1917 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libwmf | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.54% (0.08543) | 94.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.54% (0.08543) | 94.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 5.47% (0.05469) | 90.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 4.30% (0.04302) | 88.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 23, 2025 | 5.35% (0.05348) | 89.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.30% (0.04302) | 87.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.78% (0.02784) | 76.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.30% (0.04302) | 88.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.57% (0.02571) | 90.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 2.57% (0.02571) | 89.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 88.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.45% (0.02454) | 88.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160668.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168507.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165547.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00051.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00053.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00018.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1917.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3302 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/01/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74923 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032771 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2670-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0848 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227243 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0848
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0848
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