CVE-2017-16711

Published: Nov 9, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The swf_DefineLosslessBitsTagToImage function in lib/modules/swfbits.c in SWFTools 0.9.2 mishandles an uncompress failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) because of extractDefinitions in lib/readers/swf.c and fill_line_bitmap in lib/devices/render.c, as demonstrated by swfrender.

Affected (1)

Products: Swftools: Swftools

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Swftools Swftools	Version 0.9.2

Related CWEs

NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

References (4)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101797

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/46

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101797

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/46

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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