CVE catalog
CVE-2015-8789
libebml: CVE-2015-8789
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.13% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libebml | sid | 1.4.7-2 | fixed |
| Debian | libebml | forky | 1.4.7-2 | fixed |
| Debian | libebml | trixie | 1.4.5-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libebml | bookworm | 1.4.4-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libebml | 14.04 | 1.2.2-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libebml | 14.04 | 1.3.0-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libebml | 14.04 | 1.3.0-2+deb8u1build0.14.04.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libebml | source | sid | 1.3.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libebml | source | forky | 1.3.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libebml | source | trixie | 1.3.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libebml | source | bookworm | 1.3.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libebml | deb | 14.04 | 1.3.0-2+deb8u1build0.14.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8789 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libebml5]Fixed
Source package: [libebml]
Details (2)
1.4.4-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libebml · debian · bookworm; dsa · libebml · debian · 12
1.4.4-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libebml · debian · bookworm; dsa · libebml · debian · 12
- [libebml-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libebml]
Details (2)
1.4.4-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libebml · debian · bookworm; dsa · libebml · debian · 12
1.4.4-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libebml · debian · bookworm; dsa · libebml · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libebml5]Fixed
Source package: [libebml]
Details (2)
1.4.5-1+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libebml · debian · 13
1.4.5-1+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libebml · debian · 13
- [libebml-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libebml]
Details (2)
1.4.5-1+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libebml · debian · 13
1.4.5-1+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.3.3-1dsa · libebml · debian · 13
Observed: