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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2022-40009 EUVD-2022-43334GHSA-j58c-4rjr-572h

SWFTools commit 772e55a was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free via the function grow_unicode at /lib/ttf.c.

Published Sep 20, 2022 · Updated May 28, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

Description

SWFTools commit 772e55a was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free via the function grow_unicode at /lib/ttf.c.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS swftools No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS swftools No fix yet —

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