CVE-2025-29483
Homebrew vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

libming v0.4.8 was discovered to contain a memory leak vulnerability in the parseSWF_ENABLEDEBUGGER2 function. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2025-29483 and was publicly disclosed on March 27, 2025. This issue affects the libming software package version 0.4.8 (NVD, MITRE).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.5 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating that the vulnerability can be exploited over the network, requires low attack complexity, needs no privileges, requires user interaction, and can result in high availability impact (NVD).

Impact

The memory leak in the parseSWF_ENABLEDEBUGGER2 function can lead to resource exhaustion over time, potentially affecting system stability and availability. When memory is not properly released after its effective lifetime, it can result in degraded performance and possible denial of service conditions (Github Issue).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of April 1, 2025, the vulnerability remains unpatched in the affected version 0.4.8. Users are advised to monitor for updates from the libming project for a fixed version (Ubuntu Security).

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