CVE-2023-29950 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A heap buffer overflow in swfrender allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause 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-2023-29950?

CVE-2023-29950 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Swftools Swftools, published on 27 Apr 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

swfrender v0.9.2 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in the function enumerateUsedIDs_fillstyle at modules/swftools.c

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29950?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Swftools Swftools.

How do I fix CVE-2023-29950?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29950 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-2023-29950 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-29950 exists.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-2hf6-c976-mh6q, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-29950.

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