CVE-2016-9829

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parseSWF_DEFINEFONT function in parser.c in the listswf tool in...

7.8 High

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parseSWF_DEFINEFONT function in parser.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted SWF file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.13%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parseSWF_DEFINEFONT function in parser.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted SWF file.

Record: CVE-2016-9829
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parseSWF_DEFINEFONT function in parser.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted SWF file.

Record: CVE-2016-9829
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-10629 No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parseSWF_DEFINEFONT function in parser.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted SWF file.

Record: EUVD-2016-10629
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9869-4626-rpqg 7.8

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parseSWF_DEFINEFONT function in parser.c in the listswf tool in...

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parseSWF_DEFINEFONT function in parser.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted SWF file.

Record: GHSA-9869-4626-rpqg
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.8

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parseSWF_DEFINEFONT function in parser.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted SWF file.

Record: CVE-2016-9829
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-9829 7.8

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parseSWF_DEFINEFONT function in parser.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted SWF file.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9829
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2017-0070 No score

Updated ming packages fix security vulnerability

Global-buffer-overflow in printMP3Headers. (CVE-2016-9264)

Divide-by-zero in printMP3Headers. (CVE-2016-9265)

Left shift in listmp3.c. (CVE-2016-9266)

Heap-based buffer overflow in _iprintf. (CVE-2016-9827)

NULL pointer dereference in dumpBuffer. (CVE-2016-9828)

Heap-based buffer overflow in parseSWF_DEFINEFONT. (CVE-2016-9829)

Heap-based buffer overflow in parseSWF_RGBA. (CVE-2016-9831)

Record: MGASA-2017-0070
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

libming

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ming` Debian:7 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1:0.4.4-1.1+deb7u1, plus listed versions 1:0.4.4-1.1	1:0.4.4-1.1+deb7u1
`ming` Mageia:5 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0.4.5-8.1.mga5	0.4.5-8.1.mga5
`ming` Ubuntu: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

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-9829 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Libming, published January 26, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.13%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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