CVE-2005-3737

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in the SVG importer (style.cpp) of inkscape 0.41 through 0.42.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SVG file with long CSS style property values.

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 28.06% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory ubuntulinux.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-22.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_28_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17778	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17651	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-217-1	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15507	exploit vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/17882	third party advisory
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/inkscape/inkscape/src/style.cpp?r1=1.110&r2=1.110.2.1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2511	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-916	vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/58	third party advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=330894
http://secunia.com/advisories/17662	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3737?: CVE-2005-3737 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3737?: To fix CVE-2005-3737, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-3737 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3737 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~28% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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