CVE-2024-24149Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Process interruption via unreleased glyph buffers

Published Feb 28, 2024 · Updated Aug 13, 2024

Memory leak in LibMing 0.4.8 allows remote attackers to exhaust memory through a crafted SWF file processed by the parser. The parseSWF_GLYPHENTRY function allocates GlyphIndex and GlyphAdvance buffers for glyph entries but does not release them after parsing. A user must process the file with a LibMing parser utility; repeated allocations can exhaust memory and interrupt that process.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.77%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Memory leak in LibMing 0.4.8 allows remote attackers to exhaust memory through a crafted SWF file processed by the parser. The parseSWF_GLYPHENTRY function allocates GlyphIndex and GlyphAdvance buffers for glyph entries but does not release them after parsing. A user must process the file with a LibMing parser utility; repeated allocations can exhaust memory and interrupt that process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-24149
Published
Feb 28, 2024
Updated
Aug 13, 2024
Vendor
Ming Development Team
Product
LibMing
Classifications
CWE-401, T1204.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 13, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0.4.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Ming Development Team · LibMingversion=0.4.8

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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