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CVE-2021-42198

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.68% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-06-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

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

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2021-42198
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.68%

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in swftools through 20201222. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function swf_GetBits() located in rfxswf.c. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.