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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-438-1 libebml security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3538-1 libebml security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8662 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:22.019Z

Reserved: 2016-01-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-8790

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-01-29T19:59:02.157

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-8790

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