Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types in libming and Debian Linux - CVE-2018-5251
Published: January 5, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37705
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-2018-5251
CWE-ID: CWE-681
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5251
Install update from vendor's website.