High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 12, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16797
CVE-2017-16797
Description
In SWFTools 0.9.2, the png_load function in lib/png.c does not properly validate an alloclen_64 multiplication of width and height values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow, heap-based buffer overflow, and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PNG file.
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References
1- github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/51nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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