Vulnerability CVE-2016-9011

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-9011 (CCN-124735)

Assigned:

2016-10-25

Published:

2016-10-25

Updated:

2017-03-27

Summary:

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.

CVSS v3 Severity:

5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
5.1 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): High

3.3 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
3.1 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:U/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Medium Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Partial

1.7 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-119

Vulnerability Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-9011

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20161025 Re: libwmf: memory allocation failure in wmf_malloc (api.c)

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
93860

Source: CCN
Type: BID-93860
libwmf CVE-2016-9011 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/libwmf-memory-allocation-failure-in-wmf_malloc-api-c

Source: CCN
Type: agostino's blog, October 18, 2016
libwmf: memory allocation failure in wmf_malloc (api.c)

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 1388450
(CVE-2016-9011) CVE-2016-9011 libwmf: Memory allocation failure in wmf_malloc

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388450

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
libwmf-cve20169011-dos(124735)

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2016-9011

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:wvware:libwmf:0.2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:francis_james_franklin:libwmf:0.2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:3733	P	ovmf-2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.16.1 on GA media (Moderate)	2022-06-28
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:5233	P	Security update for libwmf (Important)	2022-05-06
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:6328	P	Security update for libwmf (Important)	2022-05-06
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:1800	P	Security update for libwmf (Important)	2022-05-04
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:470	P	Security update for libwmf (Important)	2022-05-04
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:95363	P	Security update for libwmf (Important)	2022-05-04
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:102355	P	Security update for libwmf (Important) (in QA)	2022-04-14
oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201690110000000	V	CVE-2016-9011 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.	2017-03-23
oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20169011000	V	CVE-2016-9011 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.	2017-03-23
oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20169011000	V	CVE-2016-9011 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.	2017-03-23
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201690110000000	V	CVE-2016-9011 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.	2017-03-23
oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20169011000	V	CVE-2016-9011 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.	2017-03-23
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20169011000	V	CVE-2016-9011 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.	2017-03-23
oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:201690110000000	V	CVE-2016-9011 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - low.	2017-03-23
oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20169011000	V	CVE-2016-9011 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.	2017-03-23
oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201690110000000	V	CVE-2016-9011 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.	2017-03-23
oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20169011000	V	CVE-2016-9011 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.	2017-03-23

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