#VU43168 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in inkscape - CVE-2012-5656
Published: January 18, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43168
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5656
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
inkscape
inkscape
Software vendor:
inkscape.org
inkscape.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The rasterization process in Inkscape before 0.48.4 allows local users to read arbitrary files via an external entity in a SVG file, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/trunk/revision/11931
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/095024.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095380.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095398.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00041.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00043.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/20/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56965
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1712-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1025185
- https://launchpad.net/inkscape/+milestone/0.48.4