libming 0.4.8 parseSWF_INITACTION memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in libming 0.4.8. This affects the function parseSWF_INITACTION. This manipulation causes memory leak. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-29488. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in libming 0.4.8 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function parseSWF_INITACTION. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

libming v0.4.8 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the parseSWF_INITACTION function.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-29488 since 03/11/2025. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 264337 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-29488), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (264337) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-8461). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 264337
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-29488

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03/11/2025 🔍
03/27/2025 +16 days 🔍
03/27/2025 +0 days 🔍
09/12/2025 +169 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-29488 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-29488
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-301639
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2025 16:19
Updated: 09/12/2025 23:09
Changes: 03/27/2025 16:19 (53), 06/08/2025 06:30 (1), 09/12/2025 23:09 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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