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CVE-2017-8401

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.

Score
6.5 medium
Published
2017-05-01
Links
NVD · cve.org · Report wrong data

Matched ports (1)

PortPackageVersionStatusMaintainer
graphics/swftoolsswftools0.9.2_13unaddresseddinoex@FreeBSD.org

Template for a VuXML entry

Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.

  <vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
    <topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
    <affects>
      <package>
	<name>swftools</name>
	<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
      </package>
    </affects>
    <description>
      <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
	<p>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.</p>
      </body>
    </description>
    <references>
      <cvename>CVE-2017-8401</cvename>
      <url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8401</url>
    </references>
    <dates>
      <discovery>2017-05-01</discovery>
      <entry>2026-10-26</entry>
    </dates>
  </vuln>