UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9011
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9011
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9011.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9011
- Upstream
- Published
- 2017-03-23T18:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-18T16:43:39Z
- Severity
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- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - low
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The wmf_malloc function in api.c in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted wmf file, which triggers a memory allocation failure.
- References
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- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9011
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/18/9
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/libwmf-memory-allocation-failure-in-wmf_malloc-api-c
- https://github.com/asarubbo/poc/blob/master/00015-libwmf-memalloc-wmf_malloc
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=842090;filename=libwmf-0.2.8.4-CVE-2016-9011-debian.patch;msg=10
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9011