libming 0.4.8 parseSWF_MORPHFILLSTYLES memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in libming 0.4.8. This affects the function parseSWF_MORPHFILLSTYLES. Performing a manipulation results in memory leak. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-29497. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in libming 0.4.8. This affects the function parseSWF_MORPHFILLSTYLES. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

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

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-29497 since 03/11/2025. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 264368 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-29497), 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 (264368) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-8445). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 264368
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-29497

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Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 330
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-29497 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-29497
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-301683
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2025 16:31
Updated: 09/12/2025 02:28
Changes: 03/27/2025 16:31 (57), 06/08/2025 06:08 (1), 09/12/2025 02:28 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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