PT-2017-4259 · Gnome+5 · Libcroco+5

Qflb.Wu · Published 2017-05-15 · Updated 2024-08-13 · CVE-2017-8871

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libcroco version 0.6.12

Description The issue is related to the cr parser parse selector core function in cr-parser.c, which can lead to a denial of service due to an infinite loop and CPU consumption when processing a crafted CSS file. This can be exploited by remote attackers to cause service disruption.

Recommendations For libcroco version 0.6.12, consider disabling the cr parser parse selector core function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to crafted CSS files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Infinite Loop

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-835

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2019-1596

AZL-44802

BDU:2023-07607

CVE-2017-8871

MGASA-2019-0389

OPENSUSE-SU-2019_1575-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2020:0780-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2020_0780-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10932-1

SUSE-SU-2019:1468-1

SUSE-SU-2019_1468-1

SUSE-SU-2020:1535-1

SUSE-SU-2020_1535-1

USN-5389-1

USN-6958-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Astra Linux

Linuxmint

Suse

Ubuntu

Libcroco

References · 44

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/42147 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/13/3 · Exploit
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0389.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8871 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2019:1468-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7960 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2020:1535-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12825 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00043.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se16-bulletin-20231214SE16 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8871 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-6958-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-5389-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6958-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8871 · Vendor Advisory