What is CVE-2018-11226?

CVE-2018-11226 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 2018-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2018-11226?

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

Buffer overflow in Libming

CVE-2018-11226

The getString 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

EPSS: 0.017 (75.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Libming
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11226?: CVE-2018-11226 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 2018-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-11226?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.