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Case File

CVE-2017-9988

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 2.04% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-06-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2017-9988
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
2.04%

Original Filing — NVD Description

The readEncUInt30 function in util/read.c in libming 0.4.8 mishandles memory allocation. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) attack against parser.c.