Memory Leak in libming v0.4.8 parseSWF_FREECHARACTER causes DoS via crafted SWF
CVE-2024-24148 Published on February 28, 2024
A memory leak issue discovered in parseSWF_FREECHARACTER in libming v0.4.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted SWF file.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-24148 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Leak Vulnerability?
The software does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. This is often triggered by improper handling of malformed data or unexpectedly interrupted sessions. In some languages, developers are responsible for tracking memory allocation and releasing the memory. If there are no more pointers or references to the memory, then it can no longer be tracked and identified for release.
CVE-2024-24148 has been classified to as a Memory Leak vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-24148
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Exploit Probability
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