CVE-2017-16711

Published Nov 9, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-7895 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:35 PM
Reserved
Nov 9, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 9, 2017, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:09 AM