Bug 1388450 (CVE-2016-9011)

Summary:	CVE-2016-9011 libwmf: Memory allocation failure in wmf_malloc
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Andrej Nemec <anemec>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Description Andrej Nemec 2016-10-25 11:48:14 UTC

A memory allocation failure in function wmf_malloc in api.c was reported in libwmf. Opening a maliciously crafted file could cause the application to crash.

References:

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/176

External References:

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/libwmf-memory-allocation-failure-in-wmf_malloc-api-c/

Comment 1 Andrej Nemec 2016-10-25 11:48:53 UTC

Created libwmf tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1388451]