Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting ming package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-MING-296275
  • published28 Jul 2017
  • disclosed28 Jul 2017

Introduced: 28 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-11703  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-772  (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.

A memory leak vulnerability was found in the function parseSWF_DOACTION in util/parser.c in Ming 0.4.8, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.