CVE-2022-36140 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 16 Aug 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A segmentation violation in SWFMill allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted SWF 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-2022-36140?

CVE-2022-36140 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Aug 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

SWFMill commit 53d7690 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via SWF::DeclareFunction2::write(SWF::Writer*, SWF::Context*).

Weakness: CWE-754

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36140?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Swfmill Swfmill.

How do I fix CVE-2022-36140?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-36140 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-36140, GHSA-8j33-p3g4-9j74, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-36140.