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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-7578

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in parser.c in libming 0.4.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (listswf application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SWF file. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9831.

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31 Oct 2026, 09:58 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-7578

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Apr 2017, 04:59 UTC

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in parser.c in libming 0.4.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (listswf application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SWF file. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9831.

osv:CVE-2017-7578
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7578",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2017-7578",
    "summary": "Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in parser.c in libming 0.4.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (listswf application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SWF file. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9831.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-7578",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
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        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:49:32.893676528Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/68"
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    },
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 380537,
  "published_at": "2017-04-07T04:59:00.22+00:00"
}