VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-42204
A heap-buffer-overflow exists in the function swf_GetBits() located in rfxswf.c.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.27%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in swftools through 20201222. A heap-buffer-overflow exists in the function swf_GetBits() located in rfxswf.c. It allows an attacker to cause code execution.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.27% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- swftools/swftools
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/169Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/169Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.