CVE-2017-16797 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in SWFTools 0.9.2, specifically within the png_load function in lib/png.c, affecting the processing of PNG files. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and application crash, leading to a denial of service, or potentially other unspecified impacts. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) via a crafted PNG file, but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and no privileges required (PR:N). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:swftools:swftools:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.