CVE-2016-9831

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parseSWF_RGBA 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/6Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94767
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/libming-listswf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-parseswf_rgba-parser-c/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/6Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94767
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/12/01/libming-listswf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-parseswf_rgba-parser-c/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Feb 17, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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