NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting swftools package, versions *
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- published9 Nov 2017
- disclosed9 Nov 2017
Introduced: 9 Nov 2017
CVE-2017-16711 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 swftools.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream swftools package and not the swftools package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
The swf_DefineLosslessBitsTagToImage function in lib/modules/swfbits.c in SWFTools 0.9.2 mishandles an uncompress failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) because of extractDefinitions in lib/readers/swf.c and fill_line_bitmap in lib/devices/render.c, as demonstrated by swfrender.