The readEncUInt30 function in util/read.c in libming 0.4.8 mishandles memory allocation. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) attack against parser.c.
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libming | Libming | 0.4.8 (including) | 0.4.8 (including) |
| Ming | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
| Ming | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Ming | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Ming | Ubuntu | yakkety | * |