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CVE-2016-6163 json

The rsvg_pattern_fix_fallback function in rsvg-paint_server.c in librsvg2 2.40.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-…

published 2017-02-03 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-7097

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The rsvg_pattern_fix_fallback function in rsvg-paint_server.c in librsvg2 2.40.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted svg file.

Patch / fix

  • librsvg Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.40.9-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6163

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-2016-6163 updated cvss 4.3

librsvg2: Out-of-bounds read when processing crafted SVG file

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 librsvg2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 librsvg2, librsvg2-tools
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 librsvg2
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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