Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 28, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-9988

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.

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Affected products

Libming/Libming2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:libming:libming:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libming:libming:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=0.4.8
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

github.com/libming/libming/issues/85nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00022.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-24nvdThird Party Advisory

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