CVE-2022-46440 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A segmentation violation in ttftool allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted TTF 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-2022-46440?

CVE-2022-46440 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Swftools Swftools, published on 24 Feb 2023. 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

ttftool v0.9.2 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the readU16 function at ttf.c.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46440?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Swftools Swftools.

How do I fix CVE-2022-46440?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-46440 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-46440 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-46440 exists.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-qq48-cwf8-h6fx, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-46440.

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