CVE-2017-7960 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The cr_input_new_from_uri function in cr-input.c in libcroco 0.6.11 and 0.6.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted CSS file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00533.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gnome	Libcroco

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libcroco:0.6.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libcroco:0.6.12:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-909-1	libcroco security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-16930	The cr_input_new_from_uri function in cr-input.c in libcroco 0.6.11 and 0.6.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted CSS file.
Ubuntu USN	USN-5389-1	Libcroco vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-6958-1	Libcroco vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00043.html
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/17/libcroco-heap-overflow-and-undefined-behavior/
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libcroco/commit/?id=898e3a8c8c0314d2e6b106809a8e3e93cf9d4394
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7960
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-13
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7960

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00626}`	epss `{'score': 0.004}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-04-19T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:19:29.411Z

Reserved: 2017-04-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-7960

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-04-19T15:59:00.163

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-7960

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-04-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-7960 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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