CVE-2018-7877
There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the getString function of util/decompile.c in libming 0...
There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the getString function of util/decompile.c in libming 0.4.8 for DOUBLE data. A Crafted input will lead to a denial of service attack.
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
There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the getString function of util/decompile.c in libming 0.4.8 for DOUBLE data. A Crafted input will lead to a denial of service attack.
- Record
CVE-2018-7877- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/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-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the getString function of util/decompile.c in libming 0.4.8 for DOUBLE data. A Crafted input will lead to a denial of service attack.
- Record
CVE-2018-7877- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-19589 No score
There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the getString function of util/decompile.c in libming 0.4.8 for DOUBLE data. A Crafted input will lead to a denial of service attack.
- Record
EUVD-2018-19589- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-93fw-38hq-5f8x
There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the getString function of util/decompile.c in libming 0...
There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the getString function of util/decompile.c in libming 0.4.8 for DOUBLE data. A Crafted input will lead to a denial of service attack.
- Record
GHSA-93fw-38hq-5f8x- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the getString function of util/decompile.c in libming 0.4.8 for DOUBLE data. A Crafted input will lead to a denial of service attack.
- Record
CVE-2018-7877- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-7877
There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the getString function of util/decompile.c in libming 0.4.8 for DOUBLE data. A Crafted input will lead to a denial of service attack.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7877- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/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-2018-7877 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Libming, published March 8, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.30%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.