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CVE-2017-9988
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…
Medium6.5EPSS 2.0%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/85 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171118 [SECURITY] [DLA 1176-1] ming security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- GLSA-201904-24 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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