VDB
CVE-2017-8782
CVE-2017-8782
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
The readString function in util/read.c and util/old/read.c in libming 0.4.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large file that is mishandled by listswf, listaction, etc. This occurs because of an integer overflow that leads to a memory allocation error.
EPSS 1.46% · 71.7th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
1.46%
71.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | ming | 0, 1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu6, * |
Timeline
- May 31, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 1, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Jan 10, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8782 third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/May/106 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8782 third-party-advisory