CVE-2016-9011

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CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

EPSS

3%p84

Published

Mar 23, 2017 (Mar 23, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

The wmf_malloc function in api.c in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted wmf file, which triggers a memory allocation failure.

Vendors: wvware
Products: libwmf
Weakness: CWE-119
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.6%)

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