CVE-2022-40009

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Published Sep 20, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

SWFTools commit 772e55a was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free via the function grow_unicode at /lib/ttf.c.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:swftools:swftools:2021-12-16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-43334	SWFTools commit 772e55a was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free via the function grow_unicode at /lib/ttf.c.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.342% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/190

History

May 28, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Swftools Swftools

Weaknesses

CWE-416

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 28, 2025, 4:05 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 20, 2022, 7:14 PM
Updated: May 28, 2025, 4:05 PM
Reserved: Sep 6, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:07 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:07 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:00 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 20, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:00 AM

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