vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2015-8789): libebml vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 29, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 14, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 29, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 14, 2025
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the EbmlMaster::Read function in libEBML before 1.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via a "deeply nested element with infinite size" followed by another element of an upper level in an EBML document.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-libebml
References
- CVE-2015-8789
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2015-8789
- DEBIAN-DSA-3538
- URL-http://lists.matroska.org/pipermail/matroska-users/2015-October/006985.html
- URL-http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00035.html
- URL-https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/blob/release-1.3.3/ChangeLog
- URL-https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/commit/88409e2a94dd3b40ff81d08bf6d92f486d036b24
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8789
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