VDB
CVE-2017-8401
CVE-2017-8401
PUBLISHED
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 0.18% · 39.1th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.18%
39.1th 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 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 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