Is CVE-2018-15871 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2018-15871 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2018-15871 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2018-15871 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-15871?

CVE-2018-15871 has a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

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MEDIUM

CVE-2018-15871

CWE-119Published: August 25, 2018· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

6.5

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in decompileSingleArgBuiltInFunctionCall in libming 0.4.8 before 2018-03-12. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2018-15871 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

A successful exploit results in availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 6.5.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-119): Buffer overflow vulnerabilities can lead to arbitrary code execution or denial of service by corrupting adjacent memory.