An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in getString in util/decompile.c in libming 0.4.8 for CONSTANT16 data. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service.
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 | upstream | * |
| Ming | Ubuntu | xenial | * |