CVE-2022-40008 describes a critical heap-buffer overflow vulnerability in SWFTools, specifically within the readU8 function in /lib/ttf.c, affecting all versions of the software. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness and potential future interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2021-12-16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:swftools:swftools:2021-12-16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.