Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 23, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-9011
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.
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Affected products
8- osv-coords6 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/libwmf&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/libwmf&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/suse/libwmf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libwmf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/libwmf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/libwmf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP3
< 0.2.12-150000.4.4.1+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.12-150000.4.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.12-150000.4.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.12-150000.4.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.12-243.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.12-243.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.12-150000.4.4.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93860nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/libwmf-memory-allocation-failure-in-wmf_malloc-api-cnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
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