#VU19192 Buffer overflow in libcroco - CVE-2017-8834
Published: July 16, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19192
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8834
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libcroco
libcroco
Software vendor:
Gnome Development Team
Gnome Development Team
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the "cr_tknzr_parse_comment" function, as defined in the "src/cr-tknzr.c" file. A remote attacker can persuade a user to access a CSS file that submits malicious input to the system, trigger memory corruption and cause a DoS condition on the affected system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.