CVE-2015-8790
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.84% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 78.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-01-29 19:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 08:29Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-01-29
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- af5f7f47f4e2ff4e621343f1e9d5f6a8f9986fd7a68cf2292fccc32e2c2e52f2
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.debian.orgDSA-3538http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3538
- www.securityfocus.com95124http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95124
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:0125http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00035.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/commit/ababb64e0c792ad2a314245233db0833ba12036b
- www.talosintelligence.comhttp://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0036/
- lists.matroska.org[matroska-users] 20151020 libEBML v1.3.3, libMatroska v1.4.4 released: important fixeshttp://lists.matroska.org/pipermail/matroska-users/2015-October/006985.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/blob/release-1.3.3/ChangeLog
- www.securityfocus.com85307http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85307
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libebml Fixed in 1.3.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libebml Fixed in 1.3.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libebml Fixed in 1.3.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- libebml Fixed in 1.3.0-2+deb8u1build0.14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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