What is CVE-2017-7578?

CVE-2017-7578 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libming, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-7578?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-7578 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Libming

CVE-2017-7578

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in parser.c in libming 0.4.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (listswf application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SWF file. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9831.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-04-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (68.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-06.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Libming — versions 0.4.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/libming/libming/issues/68 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7578?: CVE-2017-7578 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libming, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-7578?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-7578 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.