CVE-2024-22956

Summary

CVE-2024-22956 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting swftools version 0.9.2. This issue involves a heap-use-after-free vulnerability, which can be triggered through the function "removeFromTo" located at "swftools/src/swfc.c:838". By exploiting this flaw, malicious actors can potentially execute arbitrary code or cause the application to crash, posing a significant risk to system security. Users are advised to update their swftools installation as soon as possible to mitigate this vulnerability.

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