SWFTools 0.9.2 swftools/src/swfc.c:2576 parseExpression stack-based overflow

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SWFTools 0.9.2. The impacted element is the function parseExpression of the file swftools/src/swfc.c:2576. The manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-22955. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in SWFTools 0.9.2 (Programming Tool Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function parseExpression of the file swftools/src/swfc.c:2576. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

swftools 0.9.2 was discovered to contain a stack-buffer-underflow vulnerability via the function parseExpression at swftools/src/swfc.c:2576.

The weakness was published 01/19/2024 as 207. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-22955 since 01/11/2024. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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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• Programming Tool Software

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• SWFTools

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• 0.9.2

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• open-source

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