CVE-2017-8401

Published: May 1, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

6.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Swftools: Swftools

Swftools

1 product

Swftools

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Swftools Swftools	Up to 0.9.2

Related CWEs

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (2)

https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/14

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/14

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

ExploitThird Party Advisory

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