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CVE-2017-16793

Published: 12 November 2017

The wav_convert2mono function in lib/wav.c in SWFTools 0.9.2 does not properly validate WAV data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect malloc and heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
swftools
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
impish Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

xenial Needed

kinetic Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Needed

cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Ignored
(end of life)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
upstream Needed

zesty Ignored
(end of life)
mantic Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H