CVE-2018-5251 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2018-5251?

CVE-2018-5251 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 5 Jan 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

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 a denial of service via a crafted swf file.

Weakness: CWE-681

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5251?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Libming Libming.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5251?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2018-5251 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5251 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-rg5m-35j5-v893, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5251.