CVE-2018-8961 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted SWF file due to a use-after-free in libming.
- 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-2018-8961?
CVE-2018-8961 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Libming Libming, published on 23 Mar 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, the decompilePUSHPARAM function of decompile.c has a use-after-free. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted swf file.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8961?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libming Libming.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8961?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8961 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2018-8961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libming Libming
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rj98-7wm4-vqrr, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8961.