vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-9988: Ming: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jun 28, 2017 | Apr 25, 2019 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jun 28, 2017
Added
Apr 25, 2019
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
The readEncUInt30 function 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.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-libs-ming
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