CVE-2018-9165

Summary

CVECVE-2018-9165
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-04-01 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-05-15 15:35:00 UTC
DescriptionThe pushdup function in util/decompile.c in libming through 0.4.8 does not recognize the need for ActionPushDuplicate to perform a deep copy when a String is at the top of the stack, making the library vulnerable to a util/decompile.c getName NULL pointer dereference, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted SWF file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-476

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libming Libming All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Null pointer dereference vulnerability in getName (util/decompile.c:380) · Issue #121 · libming/libming · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1343-1] ming security update MLIST lists.debian.org Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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