CVE-2015-4588
libwmf: heap overflow within the RLE decoding of embedded BMP images
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · June 1, 2015
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
It was discovered that libwmf did not correctly process certain WMF (Windows Metafiles) with embedded BMP images. By tricking a victim into opening a specially crafted WMF file in an application using libwmf, a remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow