CVE-2011-3146

Public Exploit

Description

librsvg before 2.34.1 uses the node name to identify the type of node, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a SVG file with a node with the element name starting with "fe," which is misidentified as a RsvgFilterPrimitive.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.44% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/librsvg/2.34/librsvg-2.34.1.news
http://secunia.com/advisories/45877	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librsvg/+bug/825497
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=734936
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1289.html	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=658014
http://git.gnome.org/browse/librsvg/commit/?id=34c95743ca692ea0e44778e41a7c0a129363de84	patch exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065739.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/066127.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065730.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-3146?: CVE-2011-3146 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-3146?: To fix CVE-2011-3146, 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-2011-3146 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2011-3146 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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