CVE-2015-7557
HighSummary
The _rsvg_node_poly_build_path function in librsvg before version 2.40.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via an odd number of elements in a coordinate pair in an SVG document.
Risk Assessment
Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt the operation of applications processing SVG documents, potentially leading to service outages.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update librsvg to version 2.40.7 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in librsvg
See all- CVE-2016-4348High
The _rsvg_css_normalize_font_size function in librsvg 2.40.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via circular definitions in an SVG document.
- CVE-2015-7558High
Librsvg before version 2.40.12 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, stack consumption, and application crash) via cyclic references in an SVG document.
- CVE-2023-38633Medium
A directory traversal issue in the URL decoder of librsvg before version 2.56.3 could be exploited by local or remote attackers to disclose files from the local filesystem outside of the expected area.
Original NVD description (English source)
The _rsvg_node_poly_build_path function in rsvg-shapes.c in librsvg before 2.40.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via an odd number of elements in a coordinate pair in an SVG document.