Access of Uninitialized Pointer Affecting inkscape package, versions <1.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.97% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-INKSCAPE-21751206
  • published27 Oct 2026
  • disclosed18 May 2022

Introduced: 18 May 2022

CVE-2021-42702  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-824  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest inkscape to version 1.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

Inkscape version 0.91 can access an uninitialized pointer, which may allow an attacker to have access to unauthorized information.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1