CVE-2021-44590 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in libming by submitting a crafted SWF file that triggers memory exhaustion.
- 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-2021-44590?
CVE-2021-44590 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Libming Libming, published on 6 Jan 2022. 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, a memory exhaustion vulnerability exist in the function cws2fws in util/main.c. Remote attackers could launch denial of service attacks by submitting a crafted SWF file that exploits this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-44590?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libming Libming.
How do I fix CVE-2021-44590?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-44590 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-2021-44590 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44590 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libming Libming
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p8pg-r36g-7vjr, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44590.