CVE-2017-8871

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-06-07
CWE:
CWE-835
Bugzilla:
1463307: CVE-2017-8871 libcroco: Infinite loop in the cr_parser_parse_selector_core function

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The cr_parser_parse_selector_core function in cr-parser.c in libcroco 0.6.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted CSS file.

Find out more about CVE-2017-8871 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libcroco Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libcroco Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libcroco Will not fix

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