CVE-2017-8871

medium

Published 2017-06-12 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

6.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

VIR risk

6.5

Description

The cr_parser_parse_selector_core function in cr-parser.c in libcroco 0.6.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted CSS file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
sles		affected
suse	42.3	affected

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
gnome	libcroco	`0.6.12`

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00043.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/13/3
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=782649
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42147/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8871.html

CWEs

CWE-835

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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.