Denial of Service Vulnerability in GNOME librsvg Software
CVE-2019-20446

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Gnome
Status
Librsvg
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 February 2020

What is CVE-2019-20446?

A vulnerability exists in the GNOME librsvg library prior to version 2.46.2, where a specially crafted SVG file containing nested patterns can lead to denial of service. When processed by the library, the construction of pattern elements results in an exponential increase in rendered objects, potentially overwhelming the processing capacity and causing a system failure.

References

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/librsvg/issues/515
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020...
vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
vendor-advisory

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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