libming v0.4.8 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the parseSWF_MORPHLINESTYLES function.
- Published
- Mar 27, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 25th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-200
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Action score
26
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| libming | libming | cpe:2.3:a:libming:libming |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- libming libming0.4.8
Same product
libming: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-50628Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libming version 0.4.8, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code and obtain sensitive information via pars39Monitor
- CVE-2020-11895Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has a heap-based buffer over-read (2 bytes) in the function decompileIF() in decompile.c.37Monitor
- CVE-2020-11894Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has a heap-based buffer over-read (8 bytes) in the function decompileIF() in decompile.c.37Monitor
- CVE-2019-16705Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has an out of bounds read vulnerability in the function OpCode() in the decompile.c file in libutil.a.37Monitor
- CVE-2019-7582The readBytes function in util/read.c in libming through 0.4.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted swf file tha36Monitor
- CVE-2019-7581The parseSWF_ACTIONRECORD function in util/parser.c in libming through 0.4.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafte36Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2025-294860 days apartlibming v0.4.8 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the parseSWF_PLACEOBJECT3 function.26Monitor
- CVE-2025-294880 days apartlibming v0.4.8 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the parseSWF_INITACTION function.26Monitor
- CVE-2025-294970 days apartlibming v0.4.8 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the parseSWF_MORPHFILLSTYLES function.26Monitor
- CVE-2025-2630935 days apartA memory leak has been identified in the parseSWF_DEFINESCENEANDFRAMEDATA function in util/parser.c of libming v0.4.8, which allows attacker26Monitor
- CVE-2025-2631035 days apartMultiple memory leaks have been identified in the ABC file parsing functions (parseABC_CONSTANT_POOL and `parseABC_FILE) in util/parser.c of26Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-secondary
Root cause
The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-200 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
{ "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"], "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}Fixed
{ "permissions": ["activeTab"], "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- ExcavationCAPEC-116likelihood: High · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
- FootprintingCAPEC-169likelihood: High · Very Low
- Exploiting Trust in ClientCAPEC-22likelihood: High · High
- FingerprintingCAPEC-224likelihood: High · Very Low
- ICMP Echo Request PingCAPEC-285likelihood: Medium · Low
- TCP SYN ScanCAPEC-287Low
- Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) RecordsCAPEC-290Low
ATT&CK techniques
- System Service DiscoveryT1007
- System Network Configuration DiscoveryT1016
- Remote System DiscoveryT1018
- System Owner/User DiscoveryT1033
- Masquerading: Match Legitimate Name or LocationT1036.005
- Network Service ScanningT1046
- System Network Connections DiscoveryT1049
- Process DiscoveryT1057
- Permission Groups DiscoveryT1069
- System Information DiscoveryT1082
- File and Directory DiscoveryT1083
- Account DiscoveryT1087
- Multi-Factor Authentication InterceptionT1111
- Peripheral Device DiscoveryT1120
- System Time DiscoveryT1124
- Access Token Manipulation:Token Impersonation/TheftT1134.001
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.