{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4588","details":"Heap-based buffer overflow in the DecodeImage function in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted \"run-length count\" in an image in a WMF file.","modified":"2026-04-22T10:12:06.039993Z","published":"2015-07-01T00:00:00Z","related":["USN-2670-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2015-4588"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-4588"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/4"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2670-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4588"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libwmf","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libwmf@0.2.8.4-10.3ubuntu1.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.2.8.4-10.3ubuntu1.14.04.1"}]}],"versions":["0.2.8.4-10.3ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libwmf-bin","binary_version":"0.2.8.4-10.3ubuntu1.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"libwmf0.2-7","binary_version":"0.2.8.4-10.3ubuntu1.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"libwmf0.2-7-gtk","binary_version":"0.2.8.4-10.3ubuntu1.14.04.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4588.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}