CVE-2019-12982 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted SWF file due to a heap buffer overflow in the Ming library.
- 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-2019-12982?
CVE-2019-12982 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Libming Libming, published on 26 Jun 2019. 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
Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has a heap buffer overflow and underflow in the decompileCAST function in util/decompile.c in libutil.a. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted SWF file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12982?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libming Libming.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12982?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12982 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-12982 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12982 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libming Libming
Sources
Also known as GHSA-px5m-q9gx-75wj, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12982.