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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-7960 · published 19 April 2017

CVE-2017-7960: Gnome libcroco out-of-bounds read vulnerability

Gnome · Libcroco

The cr_input_new_from_uri function in cr-input.c in libcroco 0.6.11 and 0.6.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted CSS file.

5.5 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 2.0% · top 19.9% CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds read
5.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3
2.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The cr_input_new_from_uri function in cr-input.c in libcroco 0.6.11 and 0.6.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted CSS file.

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00043.html
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/17/libcroco-heap-overflow-and-undefined-behavior/ ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libcroco/commit/?id=898e3a8c8c0314d2e6b106809a8e3e93cf9d4394 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-13 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00043.html
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/17/libcroco-heap-overflow-and-undefined-behavior/ ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libcroco/commit/?id=898e3a8c8c0314d2e6b106809a8e3e93cf9d4394 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-13 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-7960), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-06). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.