HIGH
A Use After Free in the pdf2swf part of swftools 0.9.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed PDF document, possibly a consequence of an error in Gfx.cc in Xpdf 3.02
Published May 10, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.66%
Description
A Use After Free in the pdf2swf part of swftools 0.9.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed PDF document, possibly a consequence of an error in Gfx.cc in Xpdf 3.02.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.66% 0.01657
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01657
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.66% (0.01657) | 75.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 1.96% (0.01960) | 78.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00807) | 81.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00807) | 81.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00569) | 77.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 21, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00569) | 75.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00582) | 75.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 25, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00475) | 72.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00498) | 73.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00200) | 56.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.64% (0.01639) | 75.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01208) | 35.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.92% (0.00918) | 25.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.92% (0.00918) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (1)
- https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/pull/19 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/pull/19 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 10, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Apr 11, 2017
Link CVE-2017-7698
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a