Out-of-bounds read in libming and Debian Linux - CVE-2018-7871
Published: March 8, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37466
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7871
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: libming.org
Debian
Debian
Affected software:
libming
Debian Linux
libming
Debian Linux
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the getName function of util/decompile.c in libming 0.4.8 for CONSTANT16 data. A crafted input will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-7871
Install update from vendor's website.