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CVE-2016-9011

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9011 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in libwmf 0.2.8.4, specifically within the wmf_malloc function, which can be triggered by a crafted WMF file leading to an application crash due to a memory allocation failure. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 5.5 (MEDIUM), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.2.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wvware:libwmf:0.2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0261 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 5,757 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: libwmf
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libwmf
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libwmf

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-9011Low

libwmf: Memory allocation failure in wmf_malloc

Oct 18, 2016

References

blogs.gentoo.org / ago/2016/10/18/libwmf-memory-allocation-failure-in-wmf_malloc-api-c
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/93860
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry