Vulnerability identifier: #VU27952
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
libcroco
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 a boundary error in the cr_input_new_from_uri function in cr-input.c in libcroco. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted CSS file.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
libcroco: 0.6.11 - 0.6.12
External links
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00043.html
http://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/17/libcroco-heap-overflow-and-undefined-behavior/
http://git.gnome.org/browse/libcroco/commit/?id=898e3a8c8c0314d2e6b106809a8e3e93cf9d4394
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-13
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.