NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability in libming through 0.4.8

NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability in libming through 0.4.8

CVE-2018-9165 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The pushdup function in util/decompile.c in libming through 0.4.8 does not recognize the need for ActionPushDuplicate to perform a deep copy when a String is at the top of the stack, making the library vulnerable to a util/decompile.c getName NULL pointer dereference, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted SWF file.

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