CVE-2023-27249

View on CVE.org

Published Mar 23, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

swfdump v0.9.2 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in the function swf_GetPlaceObject at swfobject.c.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:swftools:swftools:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-31027	swfdump v0.9.2 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in the function swf_GetPlaceObject at swfobject.c.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.366% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/keepinggg/poc/blob/main/poc_of_swfdump/poc
https://github.com/keepinggg/poc/tree/main/poc_of_swfdump
https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools
https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/197

History

Feb 25, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Swftools Swftools

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 23, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:24 AM
Reserved: Feb 27, 2023, 12:00 AM

View source JSON

Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:01 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:01 PM

NVD Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 1:18 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 23, 2023, 2:15 AM
Modified: Jul 9, 2026, 1:18 AM

View source JSON

Red Hat No data

No data.

OpenCVE enrichment No data

No data.

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "cveMetadata": {"state": "PUBLISHED", "cveId": "CVE-2023-27249", "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "dateUpdated": "2026-07-09T00:24:40.299Z", "dateReserved": "2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z", "datePublished": "2023-03-23T00:00:00.000Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre", "dateUpdated": "2026-07-05T00:17:16.394Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "swfdump v0.9.2 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in the function swf_GetPlaceObject at swfobject.c."}], "affected": [{"vendor": "n/a", "product": "n/a", "versions": [{"version": "n/a", "status": "affected"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/keepinggg/poc/blob/main/poc_of_swfdump/poc"}, {"url": "https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools"}, {"url": "https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/197"}, {"url": "https://github.com/keepinggg/poc/tree/main/poc_of_swfdump"}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"type": "text", "lang": "en", "description": "n/a"}]}]}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2026-07-09T00:24:40.299Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/keepinggg/poc/blob/main/poc_of_swfdump/poc", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/197", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://github.com/keepinggg/poc/tree/main/poc_of_swfdump", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}]}, {"problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-787", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.5, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2025-02-25T20:22:48.907277Z", "id": "CVE-2023-27249", "options": [{"Exploitation": "poc"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-02-25T20:23:22.482Z"}}]}, "dataVersion": "5.2"}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "http://swfdump.com", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://github.com/keepinggg/poc/blob/main/poc_of_swfdump/poc", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/197", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://github.com/keepinggg/poc/tree/main/poc_of_swfdump", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T12:01:32.533Z"}}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.5, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2023-27249", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "poc"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-02-25T20:22:48.907277Z"}}}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-787", "description": "CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-02-25T20:23:18.269Z"}}], "cna": {"affected": [{"vendor": "n/a", "product": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "references": [{"url": "http://swfdump.com"}, {"url": "https://github.com/keepinggg/poc/blob/main/poc_of_swfdump/poc"}, {"url": "https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools"}, {"url": "https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/197"}, {"url": "https://github.com/keepinggg/poc/tree/main/poc_of_swfdump"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "swfdump v0.9.2 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in the function swf_GetPlaceObject at swfobject.c."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "text", "description": "n/a"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre", "dateUpdated": "2023-03-23T00:00:00.000Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-27249", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2025-02-25T20:23:22.482Z", "dateReserved": "2023-02-27T00:00:00.000Z", "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "datePublished": "2023-03-23T00:00:00.000Z", "assignerShortName": "mitre"}, "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:swftools:swftools:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "B6149BA0-2082-45B7-9B43-CAC2F1768770", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "swfdump v0.9.2 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in the function swf_GetPlaceObject at swfobject.c."}], "id": "CVE-2023-27249", "lastModified": "2026-07-09T01:18:13.740", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2023-27249", "options": [{"exploitation": "poc"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2025-02-25T20:22:48.907277Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2023-03-23T02:15:12.733", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/keepinggg/poc/blob/main/poc_of_swfdump/poc"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/keepinggg/poc/tree/main/poc_of_swfdump"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Product"], "url": "https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Exploit", "Issue Tracking", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/197"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/keepinggg/poc/blob/main/poc_of_swfdump/poc"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/keepinggg/poc/tree/main/poc_of_swfdump"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Product"], "url": "https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Issue Tracking", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/197"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-787"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-787"}], "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}