CVE-2022-35097 Memory corruption in n/a
A segmentation violation in SWFTools allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted TrueType fonts.
- 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-2022-35097?
CVE-2022-35097 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Swftools Swftools, published on 23 Sep 2022. 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
SWFTools commit 772e55a2 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via FoFiTrueType::writeTTF at /xpdf/FoFiTrueType.cc.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-35097?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Swftools Swftools.
How do I fix CVE-2022-35097?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-35097 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-2022-35097 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35097 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Swftools Swftools
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xrmg-5x28-jv6w, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-35097.