CVE-2021-42197

HIGH

Swftools < 2020-12-22 - Memory Leak

Title source: rule

Description

An issue was discovered in swftools through 20201222 through a memory leak in the swftools when swfdump is used. It allows an attacker to cause code execution.

References (1)

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/177

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0054

EPSS Percentile 67.2%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-401

Status published

Affected Products (1)

swftools/swftools < 2020-12-22

Timeline

Published Jun 02, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026