CVE-2018-8962 Use after free in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published 23 Mar 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

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-2018-8962?

CVE-2018-8962 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 decompileSingleArgBuiltInFunctionCall 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-2018-8962?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Libming Libming.

How do I fix CVE-2018-8962?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8962 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-2018-8962 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8962 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-6223-fhxf-9mgj, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8962.