Buffer overflow in Swftools

CVE-2022-35098

SWFTools commit 772e55a2 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow via GfxICCBasedColorSpace::getDefaultColor(GfxColor*) at /xpdf/GfxState.cc.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (32.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Swftools — versions 2021-12-16
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-35098?: CVE-2022-35098 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Swftools, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-35098?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-35098 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.