CVE-2019-20446
librsvg: Resource exhaustion via crafted SVG file with nested patterns
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
En el archivo xml.rs en GNOME librsvg versiones anteriores a 2.46.2, un archivo SVG diseñado con patrones anidados puede causar una denegación de servicio cuando es pasado a la biblioteca para su procesamiento. El atacante construye elementos de patrón para que el número de objetos renderizados finales aumente exponencialmente.
USN-4436-1 fixed a vulnerability in librsvg. The upstream fix caused a regression when parsing certain SVG files. This update backs out the fix pending further investigation. It was discovered that librsvg incorrectly handled parsing certain SVG files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause librsvg to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It was discovered that librsvg incorrectly handled parsing certain SVG files with nested patterns. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause librsvg to consume resources and crash, resulting in a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2020-02-02 CVE Reserved
- 2020-02-02 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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CWE
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CAPEC
References (9)
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00016.html | Mailing List |
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| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221111-0004 | Third Party Advisory |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Gnome Search vendor "Gnome" | Librsvg Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Librsvg" | < 2.40.21 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Librsvg" and version " < 2.40.21" | - |
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| Gnome Search vendor "Gnome" | Librsvg Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Librsvg" | >= 2.42.0 < 2.42.8 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Librsvg" and version " >= 2.42.0 < 2.42.8" | - |
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| Gnome Search vendor "Gnome" | Librsvg Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Librsvg" | >= 2.44.0 < 2.44.16 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Librsvg" and version " >= 2.44.0 < 2.44.16" | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" | 15.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "15.1" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 30 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "30" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 31 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "31" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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| Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Active Iq Unified Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Active Iq Unified Manager" | - | vmware_vsphere |
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