vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-9828): ming vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Feb 17, 2017 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 17, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
Description
The dumpBuffer function in read.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted SWF file.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2016-9828
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-9828
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/3
- URL-https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/libming-listswf-null-pointer-dereference-in-dumpbuffer-read-c
- URL-https://github.com/asarubbo/poc/blob/master/00078-libming-nullptr-dumpBuffer
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9828
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