UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8790

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8790
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8790.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8790
Upstream
Published
2016-01-29T19:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:31Z
Severity
  • 4.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libebml

Package

Name
libebml
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libebml@1.3.0-2+deb8u1build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.0-2+deb8u1build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.2-2
1.3.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libebml-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.3.0-2+deb8u1build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libebml4",
            "binary_version": "1.3.0-2+deb8u1build0.14.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}