CVE-2016-9828

The dumpBuffer function in read.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to...

5.5 Medium

The dumpBuffer function in read.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) 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: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.95%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

The dumpBuffer function in read.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted SWF file.

Record: CVE-2016-9828
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The dumpBuffer function in read.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted SWF file.

Record: CVE-2016-9828
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-10628 No score

The dumpBuffer function in read.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted SWF file.

Record: EUVD-2016-10628
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8j6m-p4rm-wvhf 5.5

The dumpBuffer function in read.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to...

The dumpBuffer function in read.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted SWF file.

Record: GHSA-8j6m-p4rm-wvhf
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

The dumpBuffer function in read.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted SWF file.

Record: CVE-2016-9828
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-9828 5.5

The dumpBuffer function in read.c in the listswf tool in libming 0.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted SWF file.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9828
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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-2016-9828 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Libming, published January 26, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.95%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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