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CVE-2018-5251

In libming 0.4.8, there is an integer signedness error vulnerability (left shift of a negative value) in the readSBits function (util/read.…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 79%
Public exploits
0
none known

In libming 0.4.8, there is an integer signedness error vulnerability (left shift of a negative value) in the readSBits function (util/read.c). Remote attackers can leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted swf file.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.85% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% 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
  • CWE-681 Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types

References

  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00008.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • github.com /libming/libming/issues/97 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201904-24 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred

Sources

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