CVE-2021-42201 is a high-severity heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability found in swftools versions through 20201222, specifically within the swf_GetD64() function in rfxswf.c. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution, though it requires user interaction and local access to the system. Despite its high CVSS score of 7.8, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2020-12-22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:swftools:swftools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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.