In SWFTools, a memcpy buffer overflow was found in gif2swf.
Priority LOW 26CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In SWFTools, a memcpy buffer overflow was found in gif2swf.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00746 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000185
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fc83-qrmr-hxxf
References
More Swftools vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-18945 SWFTools commit 772e55a was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free via the function grow_unicode at /lib/ttf.c. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-18944 SWFTools commit 772e55a was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow via the function readU8 at /lib/ttf.c. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-16610 A global-buffer-overflow vulnerability was found in SWFTools v0.9.2, in the function LineText at lib/swf5compiler.flex. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-18884 Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in swfdump in swftools 0.9.2 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-15195 swftools 0.9.2 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free vulnerability via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-15185 swftools 0.9.2 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free via the function… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-1000185 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-1000185 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fc83-qrmr-hxxf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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