CVE-2015-8792
medium
CVSS v3
5.3
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.3
Description
The KaxInternalBlock::ReadData function in libMatroska before 1.4.4 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory via crafted EBML lacing, which triggers an invalid memory access.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
63%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.4.4-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.4.4-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.4.4-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.4.4-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.4.4-1 |
| suse | 42.1 | affected | |
| suse | 13.1 | affected | |
| suse | 13.2 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| matroska | libmatroska | {"endIncluding":"1.4.3"} | |
References
- http://lists.matroska.org/pipermail/matroska-users/2015-October/006985.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00035.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3526
- https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libmatroska/blob/release-1.4.4/ChangeLog
- https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libmatroska/commit/0a2d3e3644a7453b6513db2f9bc270f77943573f
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8792
CWEs
CWE-119 CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.