Heap-based buffer overflow in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-0848 is rated Moderate Risk (59.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.47%, 90th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-08 | 4.68% | 5.47% | +0.79% |
| 2 | 2025-10-19 | 4.30% | 4.68% | +0.38% |
| 3 | 2025-09-26 | — | 4.30% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2015-0848 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libwmf), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0848 |
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2015-0848: 1 GLSA(s) (201602-03), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/libwmf); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-0848 |
redhat
|
high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0848 |
suse
|
medium | CVE-2015-0848 severity moderate: SUSE including 36 source package names (libwmf, libwmf-0.2.8.4-206.29.29.1, …), 99 product×package rows across 36 product lines (SUSE Liberty Linux 7, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3, … (36 product lines)): Fixed 79, Known Not Affected 20. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0848/ |
ubuntu
|
medium | CVE-2015-0848 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libwmf), 5 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid): released 4, needed 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0848 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| wvware | libwmf | 0.2.8.4 | cpe:2.3:a:wvware:libwmf:0.2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 21 | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.1 | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.2 | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |