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CVE-2017-9988

The readEncUInt30 function in util/read.c in libming 0.4.8 mishandles memory allocation.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.0%
percentile 81%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.03% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • github.com /libming/libming/issues/85 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00022.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201904-24 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred

Sources

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