CVE-2019-6461: Medium severity cairo graphics vulnerability
Published Jan 16, 2019
·Updated
An issue was discovered in cairo 1.16.0. There is an assertion problem in the function cairoarcindirection in the file cairo-arc.c.
Affected Software
1 affected component
Cairographics Cairo=1.16.0
Event History
Jan 16, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2019-6461?
CVE-2019-6461 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability.
2
How do I fix CVE-2019-6461?
To mitigate CVE-2019-6461, upgrading to a version higher than 1.16.0 of Cairo is recommended.
3
What specific function is affected by CVE-2019-6461?
CVE-2019-6461 affects the _cairo_arc_in_direction function in the cairo-arc.c file.
4
What version of Cairo is vulnerable to CVE-2019-6461?
Cairo version 1.16.0 is the specific version that is vulnerable to CVE-2019-6461.
5
What type of issue does CVE-2019-6461 represent?
CVE-2019-6461 represents an assertion problem leading to potential application crashes.