CVE-2015-8790
libebml - security update
4.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.54%
Description
The EbmlUnicodeString::UpdateFromUTF8 function in libEBML before 1.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory via a crafted UTF-8 string, which triggers an invalid memory access.
How to fix CVE-2015-8790
To remediate CVE-2015-8790, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libebml—upgrade to 1.3.3-1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.7.7-3.1+deb6u1 or later
Is CVE-2015-8790 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.3.3-1
- from 0, < 0.7.7-3.1+deb6u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |