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CVE-2013-1881 json

GNOME libsvg before 2.39.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in…

published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-1880

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.2%
EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

GNOME libsvg before 2.39.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Patch / fix

  • librsvg Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.40.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1881

  • librsvg2 RHEL 6 2.26.0-6.el6_5.3

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0127

  • librsvg SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES for SAP 11 SP3, SLES 11 SP4 +6 more 2.26.0-2.5.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:1785-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2013-1881 updated cvss 4.3

librsvg2: local resource access vulnerability due to XML External Entity enablement

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) librsvg2 2.26.0-6.el6_5.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) librsvg2 2.26.0-6.el6_5.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) librsvg2 2.26.0-6.el6_5.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) librsvg2 2.26.0-6.el6_5.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) librsvg2 2.26.0-6.el6_5.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) librsvg2 2.26.0-6.el6_5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0127
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 librsvg2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 librsvg2, librsvg2-tools
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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