| Name | CVE-2017-16796 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| swftools (PTS) | jessie | 0.9.2+git20130725-2 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 0.9.2+git20130725-4.1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| swftools | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/51
Crash in CLI tool, no security implications