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CVE-2016-6163

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-02-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

The rsvg_pattern_fix_fallback function in rsvg-paint_server.c in librsvg2 2.40.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted svg file.

Affected products

• GNOME Librsvg: 2.40.2

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/04/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/05/9
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353520
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/04/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/05/9
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353520

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