CVE-2017-7961 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting libcroco versions 0.6.11 and 0.6.12, a component used in GNOME, stemming from an "outside the range of representable values of type long" undefined behavior in the cr_tknzr_parse_rgb function. This flaw, triggered by a crafted CSS file, could lead to an application crash or potentially other unspecified impacts. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit, with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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