SB2016052001 - Infinite loop in librsvg
Published: May 20, 2016 Updated: January 31, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016052001
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7558)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when processing cyclic references in an SVG document. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted SVG file to consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.