CVE-2012-5656
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 18, 2013 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsFedoraUbuntu LinuxopenSUSE
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%v < 0.48.4
Affected range stops below 0.48.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/trunk/revision/11931
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/095024.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095380.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095398.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00041.html
References (11)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/trunk/revision/11931Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/095024.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095380.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095398.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00041.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00043.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/20/3VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56965CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611
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