What is CVE-2016-6163?

CVE-2016-6163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnome Librsvg, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-03.

How severe is CVE-2016-6163?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Gnome Librsvg

CVE-2016-6163

The rsvg_pattern_fix_fallback function in rsvg-paint_server.c in librsvg2 2.40.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted svg file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.014 (68.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Gnome Librsvg — versions 2.40.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6163?: CVE-2016-6163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnome Librsvg, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-03.
How severe is CVE-2016-6163?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.