CVE-2023-37644

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Published Jan 11, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

SWFTools 0.9.2 772e55a allows attackers to trigger a large memory-allocation attempt via a crafted document, as demonstrated by pdf2swf. This occurs in png_read_chunk in lib/png.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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-41525	SWFTools 0.9.2 772e55a allows attackers to trigger a large memory-allocation attempt via a crafted document, as demonstrated by pdf2swf. This occurs in png_read_chunk in lib/png.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% (0.270% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/202

History

Jun 3, 2025 3:15 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: Jun 3, 2025, 2:26 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 11, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jun 3, 2025, 2:26 PM
Reserved: Jul 10, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:16 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:16 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:08 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 11, 2024, 8:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:08 AM

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