SWFTools 2013-04-09-1007 on Windows png2swf memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in SWFTools 2013-04-09-1007 on Windows and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component png2swf. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-9924. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in SWFTools 2013-04-09-1007 on Windows (Programming Tool Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component png2swf. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In SWFTools 2013-04-09-1007 on Windows, png2swf allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at image00000000_00400000+0x000000000001b72a."

The bug was discovered 06/25/2017. The weakness was released 07/05/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-9924 since 06/25/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-103214, VDB-103213 and VDB-103212. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Programming Tool Software

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• SWFTools

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• 2013-04-09-1007

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• open-source

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