CVE-2019-12982
Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has a heap buffer overflow and underflow in the decompileCAST function...
Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has a heap buffer overflow and underflow in the decompileCAST function in util/decompile.c in libutil.a. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted SWF file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has a heap buffer overflow and underflow in the decompileCAST function in util/decompile.c in libutil.a. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted SWF file.
- Record
CVE-2019-12982- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has a heap buffer overflow and underflow in the decompileCAST function in util/decompile.c in libutil.a. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted SWF file.
- Record
CVE-2019-12982- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-4557 No score
Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has a heap buffer overflow and underflow in the decompileCAST function in util/decompile.c in libutil.a. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted SWF file.
- Record
EUVD-2019-4557- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-px5m-q9gx-75wj No score
Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has a heap buffer overflow and underflow in the decompileCAST function...
Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has a heap buffer overflow and underflow in the decompileCAST function in util/decompile.c in libutil.a. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted SWF file.
- Record
GHSA-px5m-q9gx-75wj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has a heap buffer overflow and underflow in the decompileCAST function in util/decompile.c in libutil.a. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted SWF file.
- Record
CVE-2019-12982- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-12982
Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has a heap buffer overflow and underflow in the decompileCAST function in util/decompile.c in libutil.a. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted SWF file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12982- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mingUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu21:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu51:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu61:0.4.5-1.2ubuntu7 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-12982 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Libming, published June 26, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.38%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/libming/libming/commit/da9d86eab55cbf608d5c916b8b690f5b76bca462
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12982
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12982
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12982