SB2016052004 - Debian update for librsvg

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SB2016052004 - Debian update for librsvg

Published: May 20, 2016 Updated: February 1, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2016052004
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4348)

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to stack consumption in the _rsvg_css_normalize_font_size() function in librsvg when processing circular definitions in an SVG document. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted SVG file and consume all available resources on the system.


2) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7558)

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when processing cyclic references in an SVG document. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted SVG file to consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References