CVE-2017-16796

HIGH

SWFTools 0.9.2 - Denial of Service via Crafted PNG IDAT Tag

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/51

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0122
EPSS Percentile 65.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
swftools/swftools 0.9.2
Published Nov 12, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026