# CVE-2024-28458: Null dereference in n/a

> Attackers can crash the swfdump application via a null pointer dereference in the action compiler, affecting users of swftools.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 6 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5hr7-cgh9-28w9, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28458

## What is CVE-2024-28458?

CVE-2024-28458 is a high-severity vulnerability in Swftools Swftools, published on 11 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in swfdump in swftools 0.9.2 allows attackers to crash the appliation via the function compileSWFActionCode in action/actioncompiler.c.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28458?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Swftools Swftools.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-28458?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28458 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-28458 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-28458 exists.

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- [CVE-2022-40008](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40008/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-40009](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40009/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2010-1516](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1516/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-26339](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26339/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-25165](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25165/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-28458 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-28458 is a high-severity vulnerability in Swftools Swftools, published on 11 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-28458 exists.

Affected product: Swftools Swftools. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28458/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28458/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28458
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28458
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-28458

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28458/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.