CVE-2017-9924 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service in SWFTools via a crafted PNG file due to memory corruption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-9924?
CVE-2017-9924 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Swftools Swftools, published on 5 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In SWFTools 2013-04-09-1007 on Windows, png2swf allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at image00000000_00400000+0x000000000001b72a."
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9924?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Swftools Swftools.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9924?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9924 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-2017-9924 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9924 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Swftools Swftools
Sources
Also known as GHSA-28m4-cx3f-5hh7, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9924.