Vulnerability in Cairographics Cairo
CVE-2019-6462
An issue was discovered in cairo 1.16.0. There is an infinite loop in the function _arc_error_normalized in the file cairo-arc.c, related to _arc_max_angle_for_tolerance_normalized.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cairographics Cairo — versions 1.16.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/cairo/cairo/issues/353 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/gerbv (Third Party Advisory, Not Applicable)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6462?
- CVE-2019-6462 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cairographics Cairo, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-01-16.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6462?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-6462 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.