NULL pointer dereference in libming and Debian Linux - CVE-2017-9988
Published: June 28, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38802
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-2017-9988
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in util/read.c in libming 0.4.8 mishandles memory allocation. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) attack against parser.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-9988
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.