High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 1, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-8400
CVE-2017-8400
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
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
1- github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/13nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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