HIGH
librsvg2: DoS parsing SVGs with circular definitions _rsvg_css_normalize_font_size() function
Published May 20, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.43%
Description
The _rsvg_css_normalize_font_size function in librsvg 2.40.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via circular definitions 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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.43% 0.02427
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02427
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.43% (0.02427) | 83.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.43% (0.02427) | 82.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | 3.08% (0.03078) | 86.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.92% (0.01919) | 81.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.09% (0.03088) | 77.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.92% (0.01919) | 82.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.91% (0.00908) | 83.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 0.91% (0.00908) | 82.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.91% (0.00908) | 80.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00079.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3584 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/28/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/28/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/30/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/10/15 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4348 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1331725 Issue Tracking
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/librsvg/commit/?id=d1c9191949747f6dcfd207831d15dd4ba00e31f2 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4348
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4348
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00079.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3584 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/28/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/28/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/30/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/10/15 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4348 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1331725 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://git.gnome.org/browse/librsvg/commit/?id=d1c9191949747f6dcfd207831d15dd4ba00e31f2 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4348 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4348 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 20, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 28, 2016
Link CVE-2016-4348
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a