High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 20, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-7557
CVE-2015-7557
Description
The _rsvg_node_poly_build_path function in rsvg-shapes.c in librsvg before 2.40.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via an odd number of elements in a coordinate pair in an SVG document.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:gnome:librsvg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:librsvg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.40.6
- (no CPE)range: <2.40.7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- git.gnome.org/browse/librsvg/commit/rsvg-shapes.cnvdVendor Advisory
- git.gnome.org/browse/librsvg/tree/NEWSnvdVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/5nvd
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