Security advisory

{
  "id": "40d57784e1537e3bdb0197f2a6b72ad7f4e44ea166e5c4c005e4a84c733e647d",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16883",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-16883",
    "summary": "The outputSWF_TEXT_RECORD function in util/outputscript.c in libming <= 0.4.8 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted swf file.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-16883",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2017-16883",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2017-16883"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/libming/libming",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "b72cc2fda0e8b3792b7b3f7361fc3f917f269433"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:libming:libming:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "0.4.8"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "ming-0_4_8",
            "ming-0_4_7",
            "ming-0_4_6",
            "ming-0_4_5",
            "ming-0_4_4",
            "ming-0_4_3",
            "ming-0_4_0_rc2",
            "ming-0_4_0_rc1",
            "ming-0_4_0_beta5",
            "ming-0_4_0_beta4",
            "ming-0_4_0_beta3",
            "ming-0_3_0",
            "ming-0_3_beta2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-16883.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:49:01.616922430Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00014.html",
        "https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/77"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-16883",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 380422,
  "published_at": "2017-11-18T18:29:00.263+00:00"
}