CVE-2018-7875 describes a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the getString function of libming 0.4.8, specifically when handling CONSTANT8 data. This flaw, affecting Debian and libming products, can be triggered by a crafted input, leading to a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and can be exploited over a network (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), resulting in high availability impact (A:H). Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating low immediate threat.
| 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.