Improper Input Validation Affecting cairo package, versions <1.8.8-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.32% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-CAIRO-344911
  • published 12 Jun 2009
  • disclosed 12 Jun 2009

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 cairo to version 1.8.8-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cairo package and not the cairo package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

4.3 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    Low