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CVE-2015-8790
Component Overview
Vulnerability Overview
Name
CVE-2015-8790
Source
NVD (
link
)
Debian (
link
)
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 triggers an invalid memory access.
CWEs
CWE-200
Published Date
Jan 29, 2016
Updated Date
Jun 17, 2026
Workaround
-
Advisories
http://lists.matroska.org/pipermail/matroska-users/2015-October/006985.html
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/blob/release-1.3.3/ChangeLog
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.matroska.org/pipermail/matroska-users/2015-October/006985.html
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/blob/release-1.3.3/ChangeLog
Vendor Advisory
Analysis
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Affected Component
Analysis
libebml
Exploitable
Vulnerability Ratings
#
4.3
other
4.3
CVSSv2
Others affected components
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Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
libebml
buildroot
2025.02.x
1.4.5
Not Affected
libebml
buildroot
master
1.4.5
Not Affected
libebml
yocto
master
1.4.5
Not Affected
libebml
yocto
scarthgap
1.4.5
Not Affected