CVE-2018-11017 (GCVE-0-2018-11017)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-05-13 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 07:54
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Summary
The newVar_N function in decompile.c in libming through 0.4.8 mishandles cases where the header indicates a file size greater than the actual size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation fault and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2018-05-13 00:00
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