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

Published 2018-05-17 · 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: 0.017 (76.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Libming

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

github.com/libming/libming/issues/144 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
docs.google.com/document/d/1NtI3PiiL55SMj-kmdwJhMViIALGHPnLZYRxOgNCfhYA/edit (Third Party Advisory)

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.