CVE-2019-20446

Name: CVE-2019-20446
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-02-02T14:15:10.523+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 2.13%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-20446 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 2.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

2.13%

79.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnome	Librsvg	< 2.40.21
Gnome	Librsvg	>= 2.42.0, < 2.42.8
Gnome	Librsvg	>= 2.44.0, < 2.44.16
Opensuse	Leap	15.1
Fedoraproject	Fedora	30
Fedoraproject	Fedora	31
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Netapp	Active Iq Unified Manager	All versions

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/librsvg/issues/515Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00016.htmlMailing 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
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/librsvg/issues/515Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00016.htmlMailing 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

Published: Feb 2, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-20446?

How severe is CVE-2019-20446?

CVE-2019-20446 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.13% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-20446?

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Source: NVD / NIST