Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201716711000
Revision Date:2017-11-09Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-16711 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
Description:The swf_DefineLosslessBitsTagToImage function in lib/modules/swfbits.c in SWFTools 0.9.2 mishandles an uncompress failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) because of extractDefinitions in lib/readers/swf.c and fill_line_bitmap in lib/devices/render.c, as demonstrated by swfrender.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-16711
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND The 'swftools' package in bionic is affected and needs fixing.
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