CVE-2018-8963 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in the decompileGETVARIABLE function of libming 0.4.8, allowing remote attackers to trigger a denial of service via a specially crafted SWF file. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) can be exploited with low attack complexity and no privileges, requiring user interaction. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, organizations using libming should be aware of this potential DoS risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libming:libming:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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