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CVE-2019-20446 GNOME librsvg

Affected softwareGNOME librsvg
Severity6.5 Medium CVSS 3.1 2 scores
WeaknessUncontrolled resource consumption (CWE-400)
Published2 Feb 2020
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

In xml.rs in GNOME librsvg before 2.46.2, a crafted SVG file with nested patterns can cause denial of service when passed to the library for processing. The attacker constructs pattern elements so that the number of final rendered objects grows exponentially.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 6 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 2.1% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached
Finding This CVE names only products the Waratek agent cannot be installed into (netapp/active_iq_unified_manager). They ship as sealed appliance images or as native code with no application JVM, so there is no start-up line to add -javaagent to. The vulnerability may well be a Java one; it is permanently out of ARMR's reach rather than outside its subject.

CVSS

6.5 MEDIUM v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 6.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 4.3 none AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

6 products, 10 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd canonical ubuntu linux generic 16.04 · 18.04
nvd debian debian linux generic 9.0
nvd fedoraproject fedora generic 30 · 31
nvd gnome librsvg generic < 2.40.21 · ≥ 2.42.0 and < 2.42.8 · ≥ 2.44.0 and < 2.44.16
nvd netapp active iq unified manager generic any version
nvd opensuse leap generic 15.1

References

URLTags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00024.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/librsvg/issues/515 Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IOHSO6BUKC6I66J5PZOMAGFVJ66ZS57/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X3B5RWJQD5LA45MYLLR55KZJOJ5NVZGP/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221111-0004/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4436-1/ Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published2020-02-02By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.