Vulnerability CVE-2018-5251
Published: 2018-01-05

Description:
In libming 0.4.8, there is an integer signedness error vulnerability (left shift of a negative value) in the readSBits function (util/read.c). Remote attackers can leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted swf file.

Type:

CWE-681

 (Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Libming -> Libming 
Debian -> Debian linux 

 References:
https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/97
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00008.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-24
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