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CVE-2018-7873 — There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the getString function of util/decompil

There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the getString function of util/decompile.c in libming 0.4.8 for INTEGER data. A Crafted input will lead to a denial of service attack.

CVSS
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EPSS
1.38% (top 19.90%)
CWE
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Published
2018-03-08T18:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T06:37:59.573Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the getString function of util/decompile.c in libming 0.4.8 for INTEGER data. A Crafted input will lead to a denial of service attack.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / n/an/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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