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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-4696 · published 1 July 2015

CVE-2015-4696: Wvware libwmf vulnerability

Wvware · Libwmf

Use-after-free vulnerability in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted WMF file to the (1) wmf2gd or (2) wmf2eps command.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 6.0% · top 6.9%
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
6.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
24References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted WMF file to the (1) wmf2gd or (2) wmf2eps command.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162569.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00018.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1917.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3302
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/17/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/21/3
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75331
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032771
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2670-1
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=784192 Exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-03
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162569.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00018.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1917.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3302
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/17/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/21/3
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75331
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032771
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2670-1
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=784192 Exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-03

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-4696), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.