librsvg2: Out-of-bounds heap read when parsing SVG file
Published May 20, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.08%
Description
The _rsvg_node_poly_build_path function in rsvg-shapes.c in librsvg before 2.40.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via an odd number of elements in a coordinate pair in an SVG document.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
librsvg2
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
librsvg2
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
librsvg2
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | librsvg2 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | librsvg2 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | librsvg2 | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.08% (0.02084) | 80.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.08% (0.02084) | 79.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.60% (0.00605) | 67.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.04% (0.02043) | 73.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.60% (0.00605) | 67.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00287) | 69.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00287) | 67.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00287) | 63.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7557 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268239 Issue Tracking
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/librsvg/commit/rsvg-shapes.c?id=40af93e6eb1c94b90c3b9a0b87e0840e126bb8df x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/librsvg/tree/NEWS x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7557
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7557
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7557 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268239 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://git.gnome.org/browse/librsvg/commit/rsvg-shapes.c?id=40af93e6eb1c94b90c3b9a0b87e0840e126bb8df | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://git.gnome.org/browse/librsvg/tree/NEWS | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7557 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7557 |
Change history (0)
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