What is CVE-2017-16883?

CVE-2017-16883 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libming, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-11-18.

How severe is CVE-2017-16883?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Libming

CVE-2017-16883

The outputSWF_TEXT_RECORD function in util/outputscript.c in libming <= 0.4.8 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted swf file.

Published 2017-11-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Libming

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00014.html (mailing-list)
github.com/libming/libming/issues/77 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16883?: CVE-2017-16883 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libming, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-11-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-16883?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.