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Debian: CVE-2017-8782: ming - security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-8782: ming - security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
05/31/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/06/2017
Modified
03/23/2020

Description

The readString function in util/read.c and util/old/read.c in libming 0.4.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large file that is mishandled by listswf, listaction, etc. This occurs because of an integer overflow that leads to a memory allocation error.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-ming

References

  • 98793
  • DLA-980-1
  • CVE-2017-8782

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