7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-7698
Swftools Gfx.cc Use After Free Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

A Use After Free in the pdf2swf part of swftools 0.9.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed PDF document, possibly a consequence of an error in Gfx.cc in Xpdf 3.02.

INFO

Published Date :

May 10, 2017, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-7698 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7698 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Swftools swftools
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-7698.

URL Resource
https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/pull/19 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/pull/19 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.

Updated: 6 days, 14 hours ago
68 stars 15 fork 15 watcher
Born at : June 22, 2022, 6:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 701 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 4 years, 9 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 17, 2018, 7:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.

A repository with 40 analyzed crashes for swftools

Updated: 4 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 11, 2017, 1:06 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7698 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 25, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A Use After Free in the pdf2swf part of swftools 0.9.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed PDF document, possibly a consequence of an error in Gfx.cc in Xpdf 3.02. A Use After Free in the pdf2swf part of swftools 0.9.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed PDF document, possibly a consequence of an error in Gfx.cc in Xpdf 3.02.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 15, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/pull/19 No Types Assigned https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/pull/19 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:swftools:swftools:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.81 }} 0.24%

score

0.81822

percentile

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