CVE-2015-7558

Published: May 20, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-20

7.5HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

librsvg before 2.40.12 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, stack consumption, and application crash) via cyclic references in an SVG document.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

debian

oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux

debian linuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

gnome

oss-project·USaka gnome project, glib

librsvgLibraryLibrary

package-ecosystem

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Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique

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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/5

openwall.com

https://git.gnome.org/browse/librsvg/commit/?id=a51919f7e1ca9c535390a746fbf6e28c8402dc61

git.gnome.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/30/3

openwall.com

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