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CVE-2016-9828

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Date: February 16, 2017

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

5.5

Related Resources (6)

Url: https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/libming-listswf-null-pointer-dereference-in-dumpbuffer-read-c/

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/3

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94627

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/8

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9828

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-9828

Severity Score

5.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

NULL Pointer Dereference

CWE-476

Top Fix

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Upgrade to version ming-0_4_8

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.5
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.3
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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