Vulnerability identifier: #VU25011

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20446

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
librsvg
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Gnome Development Team

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of nested patterns within SVG files in xml.rs in GNOME librsvg. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SVG file, pass if to the affected application, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

librsvg: 2.44.0 - 2.47.1

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External links
http://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/librsvg/issues/515

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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.