CVE-2017-16711
Published: 9 November 2017
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | as of 2017-11-09, unfixed upstream |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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swftools Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
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| bionic |
Needed
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| cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
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| disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
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| eoan |
Does not exist
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| focal |
Does not exist
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| groovy |
Does not exist
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| hirsute |
Does not exist
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| impish |
Does not exist
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| jammy |
Does not exist
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| kinetic |
Does not exist
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| lunar |
Does not exist
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| mantic |
Does not exist
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| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
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| upstream |
Needed
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| xenial |
Needed
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| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |