CVE-2018-5251 — Vulnetix

CVE-2018-5251 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 0.56% · 68.7th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.56%

68.7th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	ming	0, 1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu2, 1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu5

Exploit Intelligence

https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/97 (nist-nvd)
[debian-lts-announce] 20180311 [SECURITY] [DLA 1305-1] ming security update (circl)
GLSA-201904-24 (circl)

Timeline

Jan 5, 2018 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5251 third-party-advisory
https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/97 third-party-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5251 third-party-advisory

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