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CVE-2017-16796

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.22% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-11-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2017-16796
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
1.22%

Original NVD Description

In SWFTools 0.9.2, the png_load function in lib/png.c does not check the return value of a realloc call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving an IDAT tag in a crafted PNG file.

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