NULL pointer dereference in libming and Debian Linux - CVE-2018-7866

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NULL pointer dereference in libming and Debian Linux - CVE-2018-7866

Published: March 8, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU37461
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7866
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: libming.org
Debian
Affected software:
libming
Debian Linux

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in newVar3 in util/decompile.c in libming 0.4.8. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-7866

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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