CVE-2017-11730 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted file due to a heap-based buffer over-read in the Ming 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-2017-11730?

CVE-2017-11730 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jul 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

A heap-based buffer over-read was found in the function OpCode (called from decompileINCR_DECR line 1474) in util/decompile.c in Ming 0.4.8, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11730?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Libming Ming.

How do I fix CVE-2017-11730?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-11730 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11730 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fjqv-v66x-rcxp, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11730.

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