CVE-2012-5656

Publication date 18 January 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

The rasterization process in Inkscape before 0.48.4 allows local users to read arbitrary files via an external entity in a SVG file, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
inkscape 12.10 quantal
Fixed 0.48.3.1-1ubuntu6.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 0.48.3.1-1ubuntu1.1
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 0.48.2-0ubuntu1.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 0.47.0-2ubuntu2.1
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
inkscape

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N