Ubuntu update for librsvg

Published: 2020-07-27 | Updated: 2025-04-23

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2017-11464 CVE-2019-20446
CWE-ID	CWE-369 CWE-400
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system librsvg2-2 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Division by zero

EUVDB-ID: #VU24817

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11464

CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a division by zero error within the box_blur_line() function in rsvg-filter.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted SVG file to the application and crash it.

Mitigation

Update the affected package librsvg to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 16.04 - 18.04

librsvg2-2 (Ubuntu package): before 2.40.13-3ubuntu0.1

CPE2.3

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4436-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU25011

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20446

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion