What is CVE-2019-7581?

CVE-2019-7581 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libming, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-02-07.

How severe is CVE-2019-7581?

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

Is CVE-2019-7581 known to be exploited?

10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Libming

CVE-2019-7581

The parseSWF_ACTIONRECORD function in util/parser.c in libming through 0.4.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted swf file that triggers a memory allocation failure, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-7876.

Published 2019-02-07 · 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: 0.021 (81.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Libming
Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/libming/libming/issues/173 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7581?: CVE-2019-7581 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libming, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2019-7581?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-7581 known to be exploited?: 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.