CVE-2016-9827 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted SWF file due to a buffer over-read in the libming library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-9827?
CVE-2016-9827 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Libming Libming, published on 16 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9827?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libming Libming.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9827?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-9827 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9827 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libming Libming
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4gmw-p57h-pj37, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9827.