CVE-2017-16794 - CVE House
Back to Database
Status published Medium CVE-2017-16794

The png_load function in lib/png.c in SWFTools 0.9.2 does not...

Vulnerability Description

The png_load function in lib/png.c in SWFTools 0.9.2 does not properly validate a multiplication of width and bits-per-pixel values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file, as demonstrated by an erroneous png_load call that occurs because of incorrect integer data types in png2swf.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

THREAT MONITOR

Am I Vulnerable?

Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2017-16794

Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

More from swftools

View All →
CVE-2022-46440
ttftool v0.9.2 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via...
Unknown 0
CVE-2022-40009
SWFTools commit 772e55a was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free via...
Unknown 0
CVE-2022-40008
SWFTools commit 772e55a was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow...
Unknown 0
CVE-2022-35114
SWFTools commit 772e55a2 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation...
Medium 5.5
CVE-2022-35113
SWFTools commit 772e55a2 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow...
Medium 5.5

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

swftools
Vulnerable Versions:
0.9.2

Timeline

Official Publish: November 12th, 2017
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.