CVE-2017-9989: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

util/outputtxt.c in libming 0.4.8 mishandles memory allocation. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) attack.

Affected products

  • Debian Debian Linux: version 7.0 only
  • Libming Libming: version 0.4.8 only

Published 2017-06-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.