| Name | CVE-2016-9011 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-694-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 842090 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libwmf (PTS) | bullseye | 0.2.8.4-17 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.2.12-5.1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 0.2.13-1.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| libwmf | source | wheezy | 0.2.8.4-10.3+deb7u2 | | DLA-694-1 | |
| libwmf | source | jessie | 0.2.8.4-10.3+deb8u2 | | | |
| libwmf | source | (unstable) | 0.2.8.4-10.6 | | | 842090 |
Notes
https://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
Reproducer: https://github.com/asarubbo/poc/blob/master/00015-libwmf-memalloc-wmf_malloc
Proposed patch: 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