6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
29.0%
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow unauthorized information disclosure and code execution.
The following versions of the Inkscape open-source graphics editor are affected:
The affected product is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read, which may allow an attacker to have access to unauthorized information.
CVE-2021-42700 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 3.3 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
The affected product can access an uninitialized pointer, which may allow an attacker to have access to unauthorized information.
CVE-2021-42702 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 3.3 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
The affected product is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds write, which may allow an attacker to arbitrary execute code.
CVE-2021-42704 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Tran Van Khang β khangkito (VinCSS), working with Trend Microβs Zero Day Initiative, reported these vulnerabilities to CISA.
Inkscape has fixed these vulnerabilities and recommends users update to Version Inkscape 1.0 or later.
See the following links for more information and mitigations on products that use Inkscape:
CISA also recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:
CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov in the Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01BβTargeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.
Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities are not exploitable remotely.
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2021-42700
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2021-42702
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2021-42704
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inkscape.org/
public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCISA/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDHSCISA_138
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www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/recommended-practices
www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/tips/ICS-TIP-12-146-01B
www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/default/files/publications/emailscams_0905.pdf
www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/default/files/publications/emailscams_0905.pdf
www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf
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6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
29.0%