Heap Use-After-Free Vulnerability in SWFTools by Matthias Kramm
CVE-2022-40009

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Swftools

Status
Swftools
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 September 2022

What is CVE-2022-40009?

A heap-use-after-free vulnerability has been identified in SWFTools due to a flaw in the function grow_unicode located in lib/ttf.c. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause unexpected behavior in the software, potentially leading to code execution or data corruption.

References

https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/190
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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