Denial of Service Vulnerability in Librsvg2 by Red Hat
CVE-2016-6163

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Gnome
Status
Librsvg
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 February 2017

What is CVE-2016-6163?

The rsvg_pattern_fix_fallback function in librsvg2 version 2.40.2 is susceptible to a denial of service attack. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to manipulate SVG files in such a way that it triggers an out-of-bounds read, potentially causing the application to crash and affecting accessibility to the service. Users are encouraged to be cautious when processing SVG files from untrusted sources to mitigate this risk.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/05/9
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/04/3
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353520
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2016-6163 : Denial of Service Vulnerability in Librsvg2 by Red Hat