CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-16868

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Nov 17, 2017 | Modified: Nov 27, 2017
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW

In SWFTools 0.9.2, the wav_convert2mono function in lib/wav.c does not properly restrict a multiplication within a malloc call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted WAV file.

Weakness

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Swftools Swftools 0.9.2 (including) 0.9.2 (including)
Swftools Ubuntu artful *
Swftools Ubuntu bionic *
Swftools Ubuntu cosmic *
Swftools Ubuntu disco *
Swftools Ubuntu esm-apps/bionic *
Swftools Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Swftools Ubuntu trusty *
Swftools Ubuntu upstream *
Swftools Ubuntu xenial *
Swftools Ubuntu zesty *

Potential Mitigations

References