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CVE-2017-7960

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-7960 describes a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the cr_input_new_from_uri function of libcroco versions 0.6.11 and 0.6.12, affecting products like GNOME that utilize this library. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) can be triggered by a remote attacker via a crafted CSS file, leading to a denial of service. While user interaction is required, the attack complexity is low. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.6.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libcroco:0.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libcroco:0.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.00%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0200 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 5,757 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: libcroco
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: libcroco
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libcroco
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libcroco

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-7960Low

libcroco: Out-of-bounds read due to missing index check in cr-input.c

Apr 16, 2017

References

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