CVE-2017-16868

MEDIUM

SWFTools 0.9.2 - Denial of Service via Integer Overflow in wav_convert2mono

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In SWFTools 0.9.2, the wav_convert2mono function in lib/wav.c does not properly restrict a multiplication within a malloc call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted WAV file.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/52

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0102
EPSS Percentile 59.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (1)
swftools/swftools 0.9.2
Published Nov 17, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026