Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in swftools up to 0.9.2. This affects the function wav_convert2mono in the library lib/wav.c of the component wav2swf. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | swftools | 0.9.0, 0.9.1, 0.9.2 | — |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | swftools | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | swftools | No fix yet | — |
References
- VDB-313275 | swftools wav2swf wav.c wav_convert2mono out-of-bounds vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-313275 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- Submit #593005 | swftools swftools 0.9.2 (commit c6a18ab) Out-of-Bounds Read third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/swftools/swftools/issues/239 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/19415662/wav2swf_crash.txt exploit