What is CVE-2017-9925?

CVE-2017-9925 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-07-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-9925?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2017-9925

In SWFTools 2013-04-09-1007 on Windows, png2swf allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted file, related to a "User Mode Write AV near NULL starting at wow64!Wow64NotifyDebugger+0x000000000000001d."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.020 (78.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Swftools — versions 2013-04-09-1007
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9925?: CVE-2017-9925 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-07-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-9925?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.