Denial of Service Vulnerability in libcroco Affecting Multiple Applications
CVE-2017-8871

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Gnome
Status
Libcroco
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 June 2017

What is CVE-2017-8871?

The cr_parser_parse_selector_core function in libcroco version 0.6.12 has a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to craft malicious CSS files. Exploiting this weakness can lead to a denial of service through an infinite loop, significantly increasing CPU consumption and potentially disrupting service availability.

References

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=782649
x_refsource_MISC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42147/
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE

EPSS Score

12% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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