SB2017070901 - Gentoo update for libcroco
Published: July 9, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017070901
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) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7960)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the cr_input_new_from_uri function in cr-input.c in libcroco. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted CSS file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.