libming 0.4.8 parseABC_STRING_INFO resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in libming 0.4.8. Affected by this issue is the function parseABC_STRING_INFO. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-29487. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in libming 0.4.8. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function parseABC_STRING_INFO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

An out-of-memory error in the parseABC_STRING_INFO function of libming v0.4.8 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) due to allocator exhaustion.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-29487 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 264387 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-29487), 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 (264387) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-8450). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 264387
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-29487

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03/11/2025 🔍
03/27/2025 +16 days 🔍
03/27/2025 +0 days 🔍
09/11/2025 +168 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-29487 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-29487
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-301643
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2025 16:20
Updated: 09/11/2025 05:31
Changes: 03/27/2025 16:20 (53), 06/08/2025 06:30 (1), 09/11/2025 05:31 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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