CVE-2018-5251
In libming 0.4.8, there is an integer signedness error vulnerability (left shift of a negative value) in the readSBits function (util/read.c). Remote attackers can leverage this vulnerability to cause
02 Description
In libming 0.4.8, there is an integer signedness error vulnerability (left shift of a negative value) in the readSBits function (util/read.c). Remote attackers can leverage this vulnerability to cause
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
- 1.84% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 78.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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
- 2018-01-05 20:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 05:33Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-01-05
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-681Incorrect Conversion between Numeric TypesBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 68ae0740d1085b4c7d5524a5b801a503287c6c0d7839abe15ff226cb181078d6
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20180311 [SECURITY] [DLA 1305-1] ming security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00008.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/libming/libming/issues/97
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201904-24https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-24
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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