Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:201784010000000
Revision Date
:
2017-05-01
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2017-8401 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - low.
Description
:
In SWFTools 0.9.2, an out-of-bounds read of heap data can occur in the function png_load() in lib/png.c:724. This issue can be triggered by a malformed PNG file that is mishandled by png2swf. Attackers could exploit this issue for DoS.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2017-8401
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 19.04
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) is installed.
AND
swftools package in disco is affected and needs fixing.
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