VDB
CVE-2017-16711
CVE-2017-16711
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
The swf_DefineLosslessBitsTagToImage function in lib/modules/swfbits.c in SWFTools 0.9.2 mishandles an uncompress failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) because of extractDefinitions in lib/readers/swf.c and fill_line_bitmap in lib/devices/render.c, as demonstrated by swfrender.
EPSS 1.18% · 65.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
1.18%
65.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | swftools | 0.9.2+git20130725-2, 0.9.2+git20130725-4, * |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | swftools | *, 0 |
Timeline
- Nov 9, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- May 3, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Jan 10, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16711 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/46 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16711 third-party-advisory