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CVE-2009-1364 json

Use-after-free vulnerability in the embedded GD library in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (…

published 2009-05-01 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-1362

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.5%
EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in the embedded GD library in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WMF file.

Patch / fix

  • libwmf Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.2.8.4-6.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1364

  • libwmf RHEL 4 0.2.8.3-5.8
  • libwmf RHEL 5 0.2.8.4-10.2

red hat advisories RHSA-2009:0457

  • libwmf SLED 12, SLE Workstation Extension 12, SLE Software Development Kit 12 0.2.8.4-242.3

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:1484-1

  • libwmf Arch Linux 0.2.8.4-14

arch linux advisories AVG-16

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2009-1364 updated cvss 5.1

libwmf: embedded gd use-after-free error

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) libwmf 0.2.8.4-10.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libwmf 0.2.8.3-5.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) libwmf 0.2.8.4-10.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libwmf 0.2.8.3-5.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) libwmf 0.2.8.4-10.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libwmf 0.2.8.3-5.8
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libwmf 0.2.8.3-5.8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0457

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Exploit prediction

3.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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