CVE-2015-8789 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the EbmlMaster::Read function of libEBML versions prior to 1.3.3, affecting products like Matroska and libEBML. This flaw allows context-dependent attackers to achieve significant impact by crafting EBML documents with deeply nested elements followed by an upper-level element. With a CVSS score of 9.6, it presents a high-impact, easily exploitable risk (network-based, low complexity, user interaction required, high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact). While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating potential interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:matroska:libebml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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