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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.

    Published:May 1, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:May 1, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00308
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Swftools
    Product
    Swftools

    Exploits

    https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/14https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/14

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-540 Overread Buffers

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High