CVE-2017-16796

In SWFTools 0.9.2, the png_load function in lib/png.c does not check the return value of a realloc call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…

published November 12, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
69.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In SWFTools 0.9.2, the png_load function in lib/png.c does not check the return value of a realloc call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving an IDAT tag in a crafted PNG file.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01274 · 69.5th percentile
Published
2017-11-12T18:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 NOV 18:00Z
    In SWFTools 0.9.2, the png_load function in lib/png.c does not check the return value of a realloc call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
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