vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-9831): ming vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 17, 2017 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 17, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the parseSWF_RGBA function in parser.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted SWF file.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2016-9831
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-9831
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/6
- URL-https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/libming-listswf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-parseswf_rgba-parser-c
- URL-https://github.com/asarubbo/poc/blob/master/00076-libming-heapoverflow-parseSWF_RGBA
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9831
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