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Status published
Medium
CVE-2015-8790
The EbmlUnicodeString::UpdateFromUTF8 function in libEBML before 1.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3538
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95124
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00035.html
- https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/commit/ababb64e0c792ad2a314245233db0833ba12036b
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85307
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 29th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.