CVE-2017-11703 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A memory leak vulnerability was found in the function parseSWF_DOACTION in util/parser.c in Ming 0.4.8, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Published: 2017-07-28

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libming:ming:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-3313	A memory leak vulnerability was found in the function parseSWF_DOACTION in util/parser.c in Ming 0.4.8, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00177.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.jp/2017/07/libmingmemory-leak-in-parseswfdoaction.html
https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/72

History

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Libming Ming

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-07-28T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T18:19:38.652Z

Reserved: 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-11703

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-07-28T05:29:00.513

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-11703

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-772

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