SB2022051315 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Inkscape

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SB2022051315 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Inkscape

Published: May 13, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022051315
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 33% Low 67%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42700)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

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


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


2) Access of Uninitialized Pointer (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42702)

CWE-ID: CWE-824 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer

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


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an invalid pointer initialization. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


3) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42704)

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

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


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References