Resource exhaustion in Libming

CVE-2018-13251

In libming 0.4.8, there is an excessive memory allocation attempt in the readBytes function of the util/read.c file, related to parseSWF_DEFINEBITSJPEG2. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted swf file.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published · last modified .

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: 0.015 (72.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-13251: held from 0.015 to 0.015.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-13251?
CVE-2018-13251 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libming, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-07-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-13251?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-13251 known to be exploited?
6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.