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veracodeVeracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:43617
HistoryOct 09, 2023 - 6:38 a.m.

Denial Of Service (DoS)

2023-10-0906:38:37
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
3
denial of service
libvips.so
vulnerability
utf-8
character handling
svgload.c
validation
malformed characters
application crash
arbitrary code
security flaw

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

libvips.so is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS). The vulnerability is due improper UTF-8 character handling in svgload.c because it does not properly validate malformed characters, which allows an attacker to cause an application crash or potentially execute arbitrary code.

CPENameOperatorVersion
libvips.sole42.16.3
libvips.sole42.16.3

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%