Use After Free in Libming

CVE-2018-8961

In libming 0.4.8, the decompilePUSHPARAM function of decompile.c has a use-after-free. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted swf file.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

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 (72.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.6% 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-2018-8961: 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)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8961?
CVE-2018-8961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libming, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2018-8961?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.