CVE-2017-8400

NameCVE-2017-8400
DescriptionIn SWFTools 0.9.2, an out-of-bounds write of heap data can occur in the function png_load() in lib/png.c:755. This issue can be triggered by a malformed PNG file that is mishandled by png2swf. Attackers could exploit this issue for DoS; it might cause arbitrary code execution.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-995-1
Debian Bugs861693

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
swftools (PTS)jessie0.9.2+git20130725-2vulnerable
stretch0.9.2+git20130725-4.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
swftoolssourcewheezy0.9.2+ds1-3+deb7u1DLA-995-1
swftoolssource(unstable)0.9.2+git20130725-4.1861693

Notes

[jessie] - swftools <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/13
https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/commit/7139f3cf7c8bc576bea1dbd07c58ce1ad92b774a

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