CVE-2012-5656

inkscape: XXE via SVG rasterization

Published Jan 18, 2013 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1712-1 Inkscape vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00097}

epss

{'score': 0.00052}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0016}

epss

{'score': 0.00097}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:14 PM
Reserved
Oct 24, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 18, 2013, 11:48 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:47 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 17, 2012, 12:00 AM