CVE-2015-8789

9.6 CRITICAL
Published: January 29, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the EbmlMaster::Read function in libEBML before 1.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via a "deeply nested element with infinite size" followed by another element of an upper level in an EBML document.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.matroska.org/pipermail/matroska-users/2015-October/006985.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00035.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3538
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94924
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0037/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/blob/release-1.3.3/ChangeLog
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/commit/88409e2a94dd3b40ff81d08bf6d92f486d036b24
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.matroska.org/pipermail/matroska-users/2015-October/006985.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00035.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3538
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94924
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0037/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/blob/release-1.3.3/ChangeLog
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/Matroska-Org/libebml/commit/88409e2a94dd3b40ff81d08bf6d92f486d036b24
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.6 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
59th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

matroska