Buffer overflow in Swftools

CVE-2021-39579

An issue was discovered in swftools through 20200710. A heap-buffer-overflow exists in the function string_hash() located in q.c. It allows an attacker to cause code Execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-39579: held from 0.011 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-39579?
CVE-2021-39579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Swftools, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-20.
How severe is CVE-2021-39579?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-39579 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.