CVE-2019-7581 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted SWF file triggering memory allocation failure 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-2019-7581?
CVE-2019-7581 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Libming Libming, published on 7 Feb 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
The parseSWF_ACTIONRECORD function in util/parser.c in libming through 0.4.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted swf file that triggers a memory allocation failure, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-7876.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7581?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libming Libming.
How do I fix CVE-2019-7581?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-7581 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-7581 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7581 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libming Libming
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wh6m-89jx-v6xr, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-7581.