Swftools · Swftools · CVE-2021-42196
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
swftools versions prior to 20201223
**Description**
An issue exists in the function traits parse() located in abc.c, allowing an attacker to cause Denial of Service due to a NULL pointer dereference.
**Recommendations**
For versions prior to 20201223, update to a version newer than 20201222 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the traits parse() function until a patch is available.