VDB
CVE-2017-8401
CVE-2017-8401
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
In SWFTools 0.9.2, an out-of-bounds read of heap data can occur in the function png_load() in lib/png.c:724. This issue can be triggered by a malformed PNG file that is mishandled by png2swf. Attackers could exploit this issue for DoS.
EPSS 1.12% · 63.8th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
1.12%
63.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | swftools | 0.9.2+git20130725-4, 0, * |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | swftools | 0.9.2+git20130725-4.1, 0 |
Timeline
- May 1, 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
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- Jan 10, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8401 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/14 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8401 third-party-advisory