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CVE-2015-8790

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Date: January 29, 2016

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.

Language: C++

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Related Resources (11)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95124
https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/commit/ababb64e0c792ad2a314245233db0833ba12036b
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8790
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3538
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00035.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85307
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0036/
http://lists.matroska.org/pipermail/matroska-users/2015-October/006985.html
https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/blob/release-1.3.3/ChangeLog
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8790
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-8790

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Information Leak / Disclosure

CWE-200

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE
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