CVE-2015-0848

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.

Published: 2015-07-01 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

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.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-0848

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)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-0848

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-0848

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-0848

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

Affected software / configurations for 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-0848

URL Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160668.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168507.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165547.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00051.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00053.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00018.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1917.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3302
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/01/2
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74923
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032771
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2670-1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-03
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