CVE-2013-1881

N/A Unknown

Published: October 10, 2013 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

GNOME libsvg before 2.39.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2013-01

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/librsvg/2.39/librsvg-2.39.0.changes

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00020.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00114.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0127.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/55088

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2149-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2149-2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=691708

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2013-01