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NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE-2017-11096

High
8.8/10

Summary

When SWFTools 0.9.2 processes a crafted file in swfcombine, it can lead to a NULL Pointer Dereference in the swf_DeleteFilter() function in lib/modules/swffilter.c.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

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  • Published