CVE-2018-11226
The getString function in decompile.c in libming through 0.4.8 mishandles cases where the header indicates a file size greater than the actual size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation fault and application crash) or…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The getString function in decompile.c in libming through 0.4.8 mishandles cases where the header indicates a file size greater than the actual size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation fault and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.68% probability · 77th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- libming/libming
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NtI3PiiL55SMj-kmdwJhMViIALGHPnLZYRxOgNCfhYA/editThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/144Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NtI3PiiL55SMj-kmdwJhMViIALGHPnLZYRxOgNCfhYA/editThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/144Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.