VDB
CVE-2017-16796
CVE-2017-16796
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
In SWFTools 0.9.2, the png_load function in lib/png.c does not check the return value of a realloc call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving an IDAT tag in a crafted PNG file.
EPSS 1.22% · 66.7th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
1.22%
66.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | swftools | 0.9.2+git20130725-2, 0.9.2+git20130725-4, 0.9.2+git20130725-4.1~build0.16.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | swftools | 0, 0.9.2+git20130725-4.1 |
Timeline
- Nov 12, 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
- Mar 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 10, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16796 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/51 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16796 third-party-advisory