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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2017.1176
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1176-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ming' package(s) announced via the DLA-1176-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ming' package(s) announced via the DLA-1176-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ming:

CVE-2017-9988

NULL pointer dereference in the readEncUInt30 function (util/read.c) in Ming <= 0.4.8, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

CVE-2017-9989

NULL pointer dereference in the outputABC_STRING_INFO function (util/outputtxt.c) in Ming <= 0.4.8, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

CVE-2017-11733

NULL pointer dereference in the stackswap function (util/decompile.c) in Ming <= 0.4.8, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 1:0.4.4-1.1+deb7u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your ming packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'ming' package(s) on Debian 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-11733
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-24
http://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.jp/2017/07/libmingnull-pointer-dereference-in.html
https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/78
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00022.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9988
https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/85
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9989
https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/86
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