CVE-2019-7581 — The parseSWF_ACTIONRECORD function in util/parser

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/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

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

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

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-02-07T18:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T20:54:27.948Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/173