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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-12825: ELSA-2020-4072: libcroco security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-12825: ELSA-2020-4072: libcroco security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C)
Published
05/12/2020
Created
09/12/2020
Added
10/16/2024
Modified
10/17/2024

Description

libcroco through 0.6.13 has excessive recursion in cr_parser_parse_any_core in cr-parser.c, leading to stack consumption. A stack overflow flaw was found in libcroco. A service using libcroco's CSS parser could be crashed by a local, authenticated attacker, or an attacker utilizing social engineering, using a crafted input. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libcroco
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libcroco-devel

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