Medium
Security advisory
The pushdup function in util/decompile.c in libming through 0.4.8 does not recognize the need for ActionPushDuplicate to perform a deep copy when a String is at the top of the stack, making the library vulnerable to a util/decompile.c getName NULL pointer dereference, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted SWF file.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2018-9165
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 10:18 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The pushdup function in util/decompile.c in libming through 0.4.8 does not recognize the need for ActionPushDuplicate to perform a deep copy when a String is at the top of the stack, making the library vulnerable to a util/decompile.c getName NULL pointer dereference, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted SWF file.
osv:CVE-2018-9165
Complete source record
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