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CVE-2017-8871

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 12.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-06-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-835

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.

Affected products

• GNOME Libcroco: 0.6.12
• openSUSE Leap: 42.3

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/
• 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/

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