CVE-2021-31240

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Published May 9, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue found in libming v.0.4.8 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the parseSWF_IMPORTASSETS function in the parser.c file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libming:libming:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-18152	An issue found in libming v.0.4.8 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the parseSWF_IMPORTASSETS function in the parser.c file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.282% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/218

History

Jan 29, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Libming Libming

Weaknesses

CWE-401

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jan 29, 2025, 2:45 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 9, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jan 29, 2025, 2:45 PM
Reserved: Apr 15, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:55 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:55 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 9, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:51 AM

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