CVE-2022-40009 is a critical heap-use-after-free vulnerability affecting SWFTools, specifically in the grow_unicode function within lib/ttf.c. This flaw allows for remote, unauthenticated attacks with low complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential future exploitation attempts. Its high CVSS score of 9.8 and FAUCET Risk Score of 92/100 underscore its severe nature.
| 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.