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Debian: CVE-2017-7578: ming - security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-7578: ming - security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/07/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/10/2017
Modified
03/23/2020

Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in parser.c in libming 0.4.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (listswf application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SWF file. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9831.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-ming

References

  • DLA-890-1
  • CVE-2017-7578

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