CVE-2016-9827
The _iprintf function in outputtxt.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted SWF file.
02 Description
The _iprintf function in outputtxt.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted SWF file.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.75% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 77.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-02-16 18:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 02:59Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-12-04
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f7a4cf038016a64aa3827bc216793d1beefbf0169112b821df838c3e3e0c2331
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20161204 Re: libming: listswf: heap-based buffer overflow in _iprintf (outputtxt.c)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/2
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20161201 libming: listswf: heap-based buffer overflow in _iprintf (outputtxt.c)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/7
- blogs.gentoo.orghttps://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/libming-listswf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_iprintf-outputtxt-c/
- www.securityfocus.com95086http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95086
07 Fixed in
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- ming No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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