NULL pointer dereference in Svgpp - CVE-2021-44960

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NULL pointer dereference in Svgpp - CVE-2021-44960

Published: June 20, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77551
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44960
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when handling XML content within the XMLDocument::getRoot() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Svgpp
Ubuntu
libsvgpp-dev (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2021-44960

Install updates from vendor's website.

libsvgpp-dev (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 1.3.0+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.22.04.1, 1.3.0+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.22.10.1

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