CVE-2012-5656

Public Exploit

Description

The rasterization process in Inkscape before 0.48.4 allows local users to read arbitrary files via an external entity in a SVG file, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.16%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/20/3 mailing list exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095380.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/trunk/revision/11931 patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1712-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://launchpad.net/inkscape/+milestone/0.48.4 product
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56965 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1025185 issue tracking exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095398.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00041.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00043.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/095024.html mailing list vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5656?
CVE-2012-5656 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5656?
To fix CVE-2012-5656, 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-2012-5656 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-5656 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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