SWFTools 772e55a2 gif2swf.c getGifDelayTime heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SWFTools 772e55a2. Affected is the function getGifDelayTime of the file /home/bupt/Desktop/swftools/src/src/gif2swf.c. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-35088. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SWFTools 772e55a2 (Programming Tool Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function getGifDelayTime of the file /home/bupt/Desktop/swftools/src/src/gif2swf.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SWFTools commit 772e55a2 was discovered to contain a heap buffer-overflow via getGifDelayTime at /home/bupt/Desktop/swftools/src/src/gif2swf.c.

The weakness was published 09/21/2022 as 181. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-35088 since 07/04/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/28/2025).

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

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Timelineinfo

07/04/2022 🔍
09/21/2022 +79 days 🔍
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05/28/2025 +980 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 181
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-35088 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-35088
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209175

Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2022 08:22
Updated: 05/28/2025 23:07
Changes: 09/21/2022 08:22 (40), 10/21/2022 14:03 (11), 05/28/2025 23:07 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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