CVE-2017-1000185 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A buffer overflow in SWFTools' gif2swf utility allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted GIF files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-1000185?

CVE-2017-1000185 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Swftools Swftools, published on 17 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In SWFTools, a memcpy buffer overflow was found in gif2swf.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000185?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Swftools Swftools.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1000185?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1000185 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-1000185 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000185 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Swftools Swftools vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fc83-qrmr-hxxf, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000185.

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