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CVE-2024-22919: Classic Buffer Overflow

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 26% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 Jan 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubmatthiaskramm/swftoolspkg:github/matthiaskramm/swftoolsOther threatsAffected
  • =0.9.2
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

  1. Immediately audit all systems and workflows to identify any use of swftools 0.9.2 or related utilities.
  2. Restrict the processing of untrusted SWF files, especially from external or unknown sources.
  3. Implement strict user training and awareness to avoid opening suspicious SWF files, as user interaction is required for exploitation.
  4. Employ application whitelisting and sandboxing for tools that handle SWF files to contain potential exploits.
  5. Monitor for updates or patches from the swftools community or maintainers; apply them promptly once available.
  6. Consider replacing swftools with alternative, actively maintained tools that do not have known vulnerabilities.
  7. Use endpoint protection solutions capable of detecting anomalous behavior related to buffer overflow exploitation.
  8. For environments where swftools is critical, conduct code reviews or apply custom patches to fix the buffer overflow if feasible.
  9. Maintain strict access controls and least privilege principles to limit the impact of any local exploitation.

Description

swftools0.9.2 was discovered to contain a global-buffer-overflow vulnerability via the function parseExpression at swftools/src/swfc.c:2587.

References

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