PT-2022-12266 · Svgpp+3 · Svg+++3

Cvjark · Published 2022-02-15 · Updated 2025-10-17 · CVE-2021-44960

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SVGPP SVG++ library version 1.3.0

Description The XMLDocument::getRoot function in the renderDocument function handled the XMLDocument object improperly, returning a null pointer in advance, resulting in a null pointer reference. This issue is related to the XMLDocument object and the renderDocument function, specifically the getRoot function within it. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents.

Recommendations For SVGPP SVG++ library version 1.3.0, consider disabling the renderDocument function or restricting its use until a patch is available to prevent null pointer references. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-44960

DLA-3376-1

DLA-4337-1

USN-6178-1

Affected Products

Debian

Linuxmint

Svg++

Ubuntu

References · 18

• 🔥 https://github.com/svgpp/svgpp/issues/101.aa · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/svgpp/svgpp/issues/101 · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-44960 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-44960 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-44960 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-6178-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-3376-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-6246 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44960 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44960 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6178-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44960 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-4337-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44960 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/37496 · Telegram Post