CVE-2018-7874 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in strlenext in util/decompile.c in libming 0.4.8. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Libming	Libming	0.4.8
Debian	Debian Linux	7.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

References

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=892260Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/115ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=892260Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/115ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-7874?

CVE-2018-7874 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in strlenext in util/decompile.c in libming 0.4.8. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of se...

How severe is CVE-2018-7874?

CVE-2018-7874 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-7874?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Libming Libming, Debian Debian Linux.