CVE-2017-8834

MEDIUM 6.5CVE-2017-8834 · Published 12/06/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2017-8834 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability affecting libcroco (gnome).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.8%, higher than 90.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
libcroco gnome	`= 0.6.12`	No fix yet

Description

The cr_tknzr_parse_comment function in cr-tknzr.c in libcroco 0.6.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error) via a crafted CSS file.

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00043.html · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/13/3 · Exploit
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi · Issue Tracking
exploit-db.com/exploits/42147 · Exploit

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

libcroco

gnome

= 0.6.12

No fix yet

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