CVE-2017-9988
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
VIR risk
6.5
Description
The readEncUInt30 function in util/read.c in libming 0.4.8 mishandles memory allocation. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) attack against parser.c.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libming | libming | 0.4.8 | |
References
- https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/85
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00022.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-24
- https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/85
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00022.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-24
CWEs
CWE-476
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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.