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CVE-2016-6163

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Date: February 3, 2017

The rsvg_pattern_fix_fallback function in rsvg-paint_server.c in librsvg2 2.40.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted svg file.

Language: C

Severity Score

5.5

Related Resources (6)

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/05/9

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6163

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353520

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6163

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/04/3

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-6163

Severity Score

5.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-125

Top Fix

Upgrade Version

Upgrade to version 2.40.7

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.5
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.3
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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