Out-of-bounds read in libcroco (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-7960 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
libcroco (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU27952
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7960
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the cr_input_new_from_uri function in cr-input.c in libcroco. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted CSS file.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionslibcroco (Alpine package): 0.6.11-r0 - 0.6.13-r0
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1e378edcf6caaa3ed5646459e4c8a47234afa01a
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3753b9e3f39d049e7c6c6664bbed67a0f2bef958
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=85c36973699d153bb24ba142388731920ae19b92
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ac4f22e825980b99d4fd80cb49d11ff7be0e3e3a
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=fdbea192e0aafd3afbdcd17d061efff9de618664
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
