XXE in Inkscape
CVE-2012-5656
The rasterization process in Inkscape before 0.48.4 allows local users to read arbitrary files via an external entity in a SVG file, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
EPSS: 0.001 (16.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Inkscape
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 10.04, 11.10, 12.04
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 16, 17, 18
- Opensuse — versions 11.4, 12.1, 12.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- [oss-security] 20121219 Re: CVE request: Inkscape fixes a XXE vulnerability during rasterization of SVG images (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit, Mailing List)
- FEDORA-2012-20620 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- USN-1712-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Product)
- 56965 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- FEDORA-2012-20621 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0294 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, x_refsource_SUSE)
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0297 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-5656?
- CVE-2012-5656 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Inkscape, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2013-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2012-5656?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.