CVE-2012-5656

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CVSS v3.1

5.5

EPSS

1.16%

Published

Jan 18, 2013

Modified

Apr 28, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit (1)

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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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-611

Affected Products (11)

inkscape · inkscape (up to 0.48.4)vulnerable

fedoraproject · fedoravulnerable

canonical · ubuntu_linuxvulnerable

opensuse · opensusevulnerable

References (20)

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

Patch

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/095024.html

Mailing List

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095380.html

Mailing List

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095398.html

Mailing List

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00041.html

Mailing List

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00043.html

Mailing List

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/20/3

ExploitMailing List

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56965

Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1712-1

Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1025185

ExploitIssue Tracking

https://launchpad.net/inkscape/+milestone/0.48.4

Product

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

Patch

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/095024.html

Mailing List

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095380.html

Mailing List

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095398.html

Mailing List

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00041.html

Mailing List

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00043.html

Mailing List

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/20/3

ExploitMailing List

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56965

Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1712-1

Third Party Advisory

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