CVE-2019-20446

Description

In xml.rs in GNOME librsvg before 2.46.2, a crafted SVG file with nested patterns can cause denial of service when passed to the library for processing. The attacker constructs pattern elements so that the number of final rendered objects grows exponentially.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.49% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gnome.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/librsvg/issues/515 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00024.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3B5RWJQD5LA45MYLLR55KZJOJ5NVZGP/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00016.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4436-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221111-0004/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20446?
CVE-2019-20446 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-20446?
To fix CVE-2019-20446, 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-2019-20446 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-20446 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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