medium
5.5
CWE
264 611
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2012-5656: XEE

First published: Fri Jan 18 2013(Updated: )

The rasterization process in Inkscape before 0.48.4 allows local users to read arbitrary files via an external entity in a SVG file, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Inkscape<=0.48.3.1
Inkscape=0.37
Inkscape=0.38.1
Inkscape=0.39
Inkscape=0.40
Inkscape=0.41
Inkscape=0.42
Inkscape=0.42.2
Inkscape=0.43
Inkscape=0.44
Inkscape=0.44.1
Inkscape=0.45.1
Inkscape=0.46
Inkscape=0.47
Inkscape=0.47-pre0
Inkscape=0.47-pre1
Inkscape=0.47-pre2
Inkscape=0.47-pre3
Inkscape=0.47-pre4
Inkscape=0.48
Inkscape=0.48-pre0
Inkscape=0.48-pre1
Inkscape=0.48.1
Inkscape=0.48.2
Inkscape=0.48.3
Inkscape<0.48.4
Fedora=16
Fedora=17
Fedora=18
Ubuntu Linux=10.04
Ubuntu Linux=11.10
Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Ubuntu Linux=12.10
openSUSE libeconf=11.4
openSUSE libeconf=12.1
openSUSE libeconf=12.2

Remedy

http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/trunk/revision/11931

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-5656?

    CVE-2012-5656 is categorized as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for local file disclosure.

  • How do I fix CVE-2012-5656?

    To fix CVE-2012-5656, update Inkscape to version 0.48.4 or later, which mitigates the XML external entity injection vulnerability.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2012-5656?

    Users of Inkscape versions prior to 0.48.4, including multiple versions, are affected by CVE-2012-5656.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2012-5656?

    CVE-2012-5656 is an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability allowing local file read access.

  • Can CVE-2012-5656 be exploited remotely?

    CVE-2012-5656 requires local user access to exploit, making it less of a threat for remote attacks.

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