What is CVE-2018-11017?

CVE-2018-11017 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libming, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2018-11017?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Libming

CVE-2018-11017

The newVar_N function in decompile.c in libming through 0.4.8 mishandles cases where the header indicates a file size greater than the actual size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation fault and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-05-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (70.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Libming

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

docs.google.com/document/d/18lJc_F5p3HPaMwsUAIwP0zMMhwJs-Snhuj05nhMIgAw/edit (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11017?: CVE-2018-11017 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libming, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2018-11017?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.