CVE-2017-9989 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

util/outputtxt.c in libming 0.4.8 mishandles memory allocation. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) attack.

Published: 2017-06-28

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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
Debian DLA	DLA-1176-1	ming security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-18898	util/outputtxt.c in libming 0.4.8 mishandles memory allocation. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) attack.

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 0.00625.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/86
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00022.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-24

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Libming Libming

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-06-28T06:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:25:00.523Z

Reserved: 2017-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9989

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-28T06:29:00.393

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

Link: CVE-2017-9989

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-476

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