CVE-2017-9988 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting libming 0.4.8 and various Debian Linux distributions. It stems from improper memory handling in the readEncUInt30 function, leading to a NULL pointer dereference when processing crafted input. Rated Medium (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and results in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libming:libming:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.