Out-of-bounds Read in Swftools

CVE-2022-46440

ttftool v0.9.2 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the readU16 function at ttf.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (21.1th 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 0.9.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-46440?
CVE-2022-46440 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Swftools, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-02-24.
How severe is CVE-2022-46440?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-46440 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.