In SWFTools 0.9.2, an out-of-bounds write of heap data can occur in the function png_load() in lib/png.c:755
Published May 1, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.10%
Description
In SWFTools 0.9.2, an out-of-bounds write of heap data can occur in the function png_load() in lib/png.c:755. This issue can be triggered by a malformed PNG file that is mishandled by png2swf. Attackers could exploit this issue for DoS; it might cause arbitrary code execution.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02101) | 81.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02101) | 79.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.72% (0.00723) | 70.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.79% (0.01792) | 71.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00271) | 68.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00268) | 66.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00253) | 64.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00355) | 68.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00328) | 66.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00295) | 64.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.60% (0.01599) | 75.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 31, 2022 | 1.60% (0.01599) | 73.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01298) | 65.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01298) | 42.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.19% (0.01190) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.73% (0.00731) | 20.40th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.73% (0.00731) | 19.82th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.73% (0.00731) | 49.19th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.73% (0.00731) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/13 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/13 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory |
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