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CVE-2015-7557 Details

Description

The _rsvg_node_poly_build_path function in rsvg-shapes.c in librsvg before 2.40.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via an odd number of elements in a coordinate pair in an SVG document.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://git.gnome.org/browse/librsvg/commit/rsvg-shapes.c?id=40af93e6eb1c94b90c3b9a0b87e0840e126bb8df CVEVendor Advisory
https://git.gnome.org/browse/librsvg/tree/NEWS CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/5 CVE
https://git.gnome.org/browse/librsvg/commit/rsvg-shapes.c?id=40af93e6eb1c94b90c3b9a0b87e0840e126bb8df [email protected]Vendor Advisory
https://git.gnome.org/browse/librsvg/tree/NEWS [email protected]Vendor Advisory

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gnome librsvg
<= 2.40.6

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:librsvg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-7557
NVD Published Date:
May 20, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-7557 Details - Not Deferred