CVE-2018-15870 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An invalid memory address dereference in libming allows attackers to cause a segmentation fault and application crash, resulting in denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-15870?

CVE-2018-15870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libming Libming, published on 25 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in decompileGETVARIABLE in libming 0.4.8 before 2018-03-12. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15870?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Libming Libming.

How do I fix CVE-2018-15870?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15870 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-15870 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Libming Libming vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8ffr-89xh-hq29, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-15870.

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