NULL pointer dereference in libming and Debian Linux - CVE-2018-9132
Published: March 30, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37349
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9132
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted swf file.
Affected software
libming
Debian Linux
Fedora
ming
Debian Linux
Fedora
ming
How to mitigate CVE-2018-9132
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
ming - addressed in versions 0.4.9-0.2.20181112git5009802.fc29, 0.4.9-0.2.20181112git5009802.fc30, 0.4.9-0.4.20181112git5009802.fc31, 0.4.9-0.4.20181112git5009802.fc32
External References
- https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/133
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00017.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/47KZ5RYWQMBN5DVDITBVRDNDCSFNBJ3V/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CQNIJH5EQV2D6KEFGY2467ZS4I7TZLXP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LBFCINUX3XXAPPH77OH6NKACBPFBQXXW/