Resource management error in libcroco - CVE-2017-8871
Published: July 16, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19191
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8871
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Gnome Development Team
Affected software:
libcroco
libcroco
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop and CPU consumption in the "cr_parser_parse_selector_core" function, as defined in the "src/cr-parser.c" file . A remote attacker can persuade a user to access a file that submits malicious input to the system and cause a DoS condition.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8871
Install updates from vendor's website.