Medium severity5.5OSV Advisory· Published Feb 17, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-9828

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.

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Affected products

Libming/LibmingOSV3 versions
ming-0_3_0, ming-0_3_beta2, ming-0_4_0_beta3, …+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: ming-0_3_0, ming-0_3_beta2, ming-0_4_0_beta3, …
- cpe:2.3:a:libming:libming:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.4.7
- (no CPE)range: <=0.4.7

Patches

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References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/8nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/libming-listswf-null-pointer-dereference-in-dumpbuffer-read-c/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94627nvd

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