CVE-2015-7558

Description

librsvg before 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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.21% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gnome.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/5 third party advisory mailing list
https://git.gnome.org/browse/librsvg/commit/?id=a51919f7e1ca9c535390a746fbf6e28c8402dc61 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/30/3 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3584 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268243 issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7558?
CVE-2015-7558 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7558?
To fix CVE-2015-7558, 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-2015-7558 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-7558 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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