CVE catalog
CVE-2017-16796
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16796
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.27% · Oct 25, 2026
In SWFTools 0.9.2, the png_load function in lib/png.c does not check the return value of a realloc call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving an IDAT tag in a crafted PNG file.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | swftools | 16.04 | 0.9.2+git20130725-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | swftools | 16.04 | 0.9.2+git20130725-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | swftools | 16.04 | 0.9.2+git20130725-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | swftools | 16.04 | 0.9.2+git20130725-4.1~build0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | swftools | 18.04 | 0.9.2+git20130725-4.1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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