Memory Leak in libming 0.4.8 ActionCompiler component
CVE-2024-25770 Published on February 26, 2024
libming 0.4.8 contains a memory leak vulnerability in /libming/src/actioncompiler/listaction.c.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-25770 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2024-25770. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small 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-2024-25770 has been classified to as a Memory Leak vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-25770
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Exploit Probability
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