UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7867

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7867
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7867.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7867
Upstream
Published
2018-03-08T18:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:48Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / ming

Package

Name
ming
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ming@1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu7?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:0.*

1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu2
1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu5
1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu6
1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu7",
            "binary_name": "libming-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu7",
            "binary_name": "libming-util"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu7",
            "binary_name": "libming1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu7",
            "binary_name": "libswf-perl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu7",
            "binary_name": "ming-fonts-dejavu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu7",
            "binary_name": "ming-fonts-opensymbol"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu7",
            "binary_name": "python-ming"
        }
    ]
}