Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-6359 - Use After Free vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 8.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
libming
debian
CWE-416
nessus

Summary

The decompileIF function (util/decompile.c) in libming through 0.4.8 is vulnerable to a use-after-free, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or unspecified other impact via a crafted SWF file.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201904-24.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201904-24 (Ming: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ming. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id124288
    published2019-04-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/124288
    titleGLSA-201904-24 : Ming: Multiple vulnerabilities
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201904-24.
    #
    # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
    # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
    # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(124288);
      script_version("1.2");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/22");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2017-11728", "CVE-2017-11729", "CVE-2017-11730", "CVE-2017-11731", "CVE-2017-11732", "CVE-2017-11733", "CVE-2017-11734", "CVE-2017-9988", "CVE-2017-9989", "CVE-2018-5251", "CVE-2018-5294", "CVE-2018-6315", "CVE-2018-6358", "CVE-2018-6359");
      script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201904-24");
    
      script_name(english:"GLSA-201904-24 : Ming: Multiple vulnerabilities");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
    patches."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201904-24
    (Ming: Multiple vulnerabilities)
    
        Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ming. Please review the
          CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
      
    Impact :
    
        Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
      
    Workaround :
    
        There is no known workaround at this time."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-24"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "All Ming users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/ming-0.20181112'"
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:ming");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/06/28");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/04/24");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/04/25");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("qpkg.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (qpkg_check(package:"media-libs/ming", unaffected:make_list("ge 0.20181112"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 0.20181112"))) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = qpkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Ming");
    }
    
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2018-38A0E1E6F5.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fixes for: CVE-2017-8782, CVE-2017-9988, CVE-2017-9989, CVE-2017-11704, CVE-2017-11728, CVE-2017-11729, CVE-2017-11730, CVE-2017-11731, CVE-2017-11732, CVE-2017-11733, CVE-2017-11734, CVE-2017-16883, CVE-2017-16898, CVE-2018-5251, CVE-2018-5294, CVE-2018-6315, CVE-2018-6359 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2018-03-21
    plugin id108496
    published2018-03-21
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/108496
    titleFedora 27 : ming (2018-38a0e1e6f5)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2018-38a0e1e6f5.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(108496);
      script_version("1.4");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2017-11704", "CVE-2017-11728", "CVE-2017-11729", "CVE-2017-11730", "CVE-2017-11731", "CVE-2017-11732", "CVE-2017-11733", "CVE-2017-11734", "CVE-2017-16883", "CVE-2017-16898", "CVE-2017-8782", "CVE-2017-9988", "CVE-2017-9989", "CVE-2018-5251", "CVE-2018-5294", "CVE-2018-6315", "CVE-2018-6359");
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2018-38a0e1e6f5");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 27 : ming (2018-38a0e1e6f5)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Security fixes for: CVE-2017-8782, CVE-2017-9988, CVE-2017-9989,
    CVE-2017-11704, CVE-2017-11728, CVE-2017-11729, CVE-2017-11730,
    CVE-2017-11731, CVE-2017-11732, CVE-2017-11733, CVE-2017-11734,
    CVE-2017-16883, CVE-2017-16898, CVE-2018-5251, CVE-2018-5294,
    CVE-2018-6315, CVE-2018-6359
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
    Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as
    possible without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-38a0e1e6f5"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected ming package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:ming");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:27");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/05/31");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/03/20");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/03/21");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^27([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 27", "Fedora " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC27", reference:"ming-0.4.8-5.fc27")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
        extra      : rpm_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "ming");
    }
    
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2018-8BE89D9AD6.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fixes for: CVE-2017-8782, CVE-2017-9988, CVE-2017-9989, CVE-2017-11704, CVE-2017-11728, CVE-2017-11729, CVE-2017-11730, CVE-2017-11731, CVE-2017-11732, CVE-2017-11733, CVE-2017-11734, CVE-2017-16883, CVE-2017-16898, CVE-2018-5251, CVE-2018-5294, CVE-2018-6315, CVE-2018-6359 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2018-03-21
    plugin id108503
    published2018-03-21
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/108503
    titleFedora 26 : ming (2018-8be89d9ad6)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-1305.NASL
    descriptionMultiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ming : CVE-2018-5251 Integer signedness error vulnerability (left shift of a negative value) in the readSBits function (util/read.c). Remote attackers can leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted swf file. CVE-2018-5294 Integer overflow vulnerability (caused by an out-of-range left shift) in the readUInt32 function (util/read.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted swf file. CVE-2018-6315 Integer overflow and resultant out-of-bounds read in the outputSWF_TEXT_RECORD function (util/outputscript.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service or unspecified other impact via a crafted SWF file. CVE-2018-6359 Use-after-free vulnerability in the decompileIF function (util/decompile.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service or unspecified other impact via a crafted SWF file. For Debian 7
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2018-03-12
    plugin id107277
    published2018-03-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/107277
    titleDebian DLA-1305-1 : ming security update
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2018-5F31E1002A.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fixes for: CVE-2017-8782, CVE-2017-9988, CVE-2017-9989, CVE-2017-11704, CVE-2017-11728, CVE-2017-11729, CVE-2017-11730, CVE-2017-11731, CVE-2017-11732, CVE-2017-11733, CVE-2017-11734, CVE-2017-16883, CVE-2017-16898, CVE-2018-5251, CVE-2018-5294, CVE-2018-6315, CVE-2018-6359 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2019-01-03
    plugin id120460
    published2019-01-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/120460
    titleFedora 28 : ming (2018-5f31e1002a)