CVE-2018-8961

Publication date 23 March 2018

Last updated 26 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

In libming 0.4.8, the decompilePUSHPARAM function of decompile.c has a use-after-free. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted swf file.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ming 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.10 impish Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Vulnerable
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 6.5 · Medium

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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