Libming
CVE-2019-7582
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource allocation limits
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could exhaust system resources through uncontrolled allocation by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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The readBytes function in util/read.c in libming through 0.4.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted swf file that triggers a memory allocation failure. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
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No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Set resource limits, implement rate limiting, validate input sizes.
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This vulnerability is classified as Allocation of Resources Without Limits (CWE-770), which allows attackers to exhaust system resources through uncontrolled allocation. The readBytes function in util/read.c in libming through 0.4.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted swf file that triggers a memory allocation failure. Affected products include: Libming. Version information: through 0.4.8.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
The readBytes function in util/read.c in libming through 0.4.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted swf file that triggers a memory allocation failure.
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Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libming version 0.4.8, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code and obtain sensitive
Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has a heap-based buffer over-read (2 bytes) in the function decompileIF() in decompile.c. Rated
Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has a heap-based buffer over-read (8 bytes) in the function decompileIF() in decompile.c. Rated
Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has an out of bounds read vulnerability in the function OpCode() in the decompile.c file in lib
libming listswf 0.4.7 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow in the parseSWF_DEFINEFONTINFO() function at parser.c.
libming v0.4.8 was discovered to contain a stack buffer overflow via the function makeswf_preprocess at /util/makeswf_ut
Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the function decompile_SWITCH() in decompile.c. Rated high
Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has an out of bounds write vulnerability in the function strcpyext() in the decompile.c file in
Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has a NULL pointer dereference in the function getString() in the decompile.c file in libutil.a
The parseSWF_ACTIONRECORD function in util/parser.c in libming through 0.4.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified
libming 0.4.8 has a NULL pointer dereference in the getName function of the decompile.c file, a different vulnerability
libming 0.4.8 has a NULL pointer dereference in the strlenext function of the decompile.c file, a different vulnerabilit
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