UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16883

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16883

    Published: 18 Nov 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-16883

    Summary:

    Details: The outputSWF_TEXT_RECORD function in util/outputscript.c in libming <= 0.4.8 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted swf file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16883, https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/77, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16883

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ming

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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