NULL pointer dereference in Libming
CVE-2018-7872
An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in the function getName in libming 0.4.8 for CONSTANT16 data. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to 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 (72.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libming — versions 0.4.8
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00008.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/libming/libming/issues/114 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-7872?
- CVE-2018-7872 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libming, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-03-08.
- How severe is CVE-2018-7872?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.