Buffer overflow in Cairographics Cairo

CVE-2020-35492

A flaw was found in cairo's image-compositor.c in all versions prior to 1.17.4. This flaw allows an attacker who can provide a crafted input file to cairo's image-compositor (for example, by convincing a user to open a file in an application using cairo, or if an application uses cairo on untrusted input) to cause a stack buffer overflow -> out-of-bounds WRITE. The highest impact from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (62.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35492?
CVE-2020-35492 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cairographics Cairo, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-35492?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.