What is CVE-2019-7582?

CVE-2019-7582 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-2019-7582?

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

Is CVE-2019-7582 known to be exploited?

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

Resource exhaustion in Libming

CVE-2019-7582

The readBytes function in util/read.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.

EPSS: 0.022 (80.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Libming
Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 16.04.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7582?: CVE-2019-7582 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-2019-7582?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-7582 known to be exploited?: 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.