NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ming package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-MING-296257
  • published28 Jun 2017
  • disclosed28 Jun 2017

Introduced: 28 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-9988  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 ming.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ming package and not the ming package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.