NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting swftools package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-SWFTOOLS-1655775
  • published21 Sept 2021
  • disclosed20 Sept 2021

Introduced: 20 Sep 2021

CVE-2021-39555  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:9 swftools.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream swftools package and not the swftools package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in swftools through 20200710. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function InfoOutputDev::type3D0() located in InfoOutputDev.cc. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.

CVSS Scores

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