Integer Overflow Vulnerability in libming 0.4.8's readString Function

CVE-2017-8782 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

The readString function in util/read.c and util/old/read.c in libming 0.4.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large file that is mishandled by listswf, listaction, etc. This occurs because of an integer overflow that leads to a memory allocation error.

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