Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting inkscape-view package, versions <0:0.92.2-3.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-INKSCAPEVIEW-2160470
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Dec 2017

Introduced: 22 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-18271  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 inkscape-view to version 0:0.92.2-3.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream inkscape-view package and not the inkscape-view package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64 2017-12-22, an infinite loop vulnerability was found in the function ReadMIFFImage in coders/miff.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU exhaustion) via a crafted MIFF image file.