SUSE update for cairo



Published: 2024-07-12
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2019-6462
CVE-2016-6358
CWE-ID CWE-835
CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
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libcairo-gobject2-debuginfo
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libcairo-gobject2
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libcairo2
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

cairo-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libcairo2-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU17099

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6462

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in the function _arc_error_normalized in the file cairo-arc.c, related to _arc_max_angle_for_tolerance_normalized. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Mitigation

Update the affected package cairo to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.5

libcairo-gobject2-debuginfo: before 1.16.0-150400.11.3.1

libcairo-gobject2: before 1.16.0-150400.11.3.1

libcairo2: before 1.16.0-150400.11.3.1

cairo-debugsource: before 1.16.0-150400.11.3.1

libcairo2-debuginfo: before 1.16.0-150400.11.3.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20241704-2/


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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

2) Denial of service

EUVDB-ID: #VU1087

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6358

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to cause DoS conditions on the target system.
The weakness is due to input validation flaw. By connecting to the FTP service and sending a specially crafted parameters, a remote attacker can trigger the target FTP service to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service on the vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package cairo to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.5

libcairo-gobject2-debuginfo: before 1.16.0-150400.11.3.1

libcairo-gobject2: before 1.16.0-150400.11.3.1

libcairo2: before 1.16.0-150400.11.3.1

cairo-debugsource: before 1.16.0-150400.11.3.1

libcairo2-debuginfo: before 1.16.0-150400.11.3.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20241704-2/


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.



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