CVE catalog
CVE-2017-8782
ming - security update
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.46% · Oct 25, 2026
The readString function in util/read.c and util/old/read.c in libming 0.4.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large file that is mishandled by listswf, listaction, etc. This occurs because of an integer overflow that leads to a memory allocation error.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | ming | 16.04 | 1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ming | 16.04 | 1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ming | 16.04 | 1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ming | 16.04 | 1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu7 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ming | 7 | 1:0.4.4-1.1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ming | 7 | 1:0.4.4-1.1+deb7u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ming | 7 | 1:0.4.4-1.1+deb7u2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ming | 7 | 1:0.4.4-1.1+deb7u3 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ming | deb | 7 | 1:0.4.4-1.1+deb7u3 | Not reported | DLA-980-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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