CVE-2017-8420
Adobe SWFTools Font Exploitable DoS Vulnerability
Description
SWFTools 2013-04-09-1007 on Windows has a "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at image00000000_00400000+0x0000000000003e71" issue. This issue can be triggered by a malformed TTF file that is mishandled by font2swf. Attackers could exploit this issue for DoS (Access Violation).
INFO
Published Date :
July 5, 2017, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:34 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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-2017-8420.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-8420 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-8420 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2017-8420 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-8420 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Jul. 13, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:swftools:swftools:2013-04-09-1007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:swftools:swftools:2013-04-09-1007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 10, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-8420 No Types Assigned https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-8420 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:swftools:swftools:2013-04-09-1007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-8420 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-8420
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.11 }} -0.02%
score
0.44161
percentile