Code execution via countline out-of-bounds write
Published Jan 19, 2024 · Updated Jun 17, 2025
Global buffer overflow in SWFTools 0.9.2 allows local users to execute code by processing a crafted swfc input file. The countline function in lib/swf5compiler.flex performs a one-byte write outside global storage while swfc lexes the input. Exploitation requires a user to run swfc on the crafted file, and successful memory corruption executes code in that user's process context.
Summary
What happened
Global buffer overflow in SWFTools 0.9.2 allows local users to execute code by processing a crafted swfc input file. The countline function in lib/swf5compiler.flex performs a one-byte write outside global storage while swfc lexes the input. Exploitation requires a user to run swfc on the crafted file, and successful memory corruption executes code in that user's process context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-22912
- Published
- Jan 19, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-120, T1203
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Public exploit references
- SWFTools countline overflow poc.zipproof of concept · demonstrated
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