CVE-2020-12825: High severity ibm infosphere guardium z/os vulnerability

Published May 12, 2020
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Updated

Last updated 13 August 2024

Other sources

Libcroco is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by excessive recursion in crparserparseanycore in cr-parser.c. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted CSS file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause stack consumption.

IBM

libcroco through 0.6.13 has excessive recursion in crparserparseanycore in cr-parser.c, leading to stack consumption.

Affected Software

9 affected componentsFixes available
debian/libcroco
IBM Security Guardium<=10.5
IBM Security Guardium<=10.6
IBM Security Guardium<=11.0
IBM Security Guardium<=11.1
IBM Security Guardium<=11.2
IBM Security Guardium<=11.3
Gnome Libcroco<=0.6.13
Microsoft cbl2 libcroco 0.6.13-6

Event History

May 12, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:30 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:30 PM
Description
Aug 13, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·04:44 PM
Description
Sep 14, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·04:49 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Oct 1, 2025
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·11:11 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·11:11 PM
Affected Software
Updated
via Microsoft·11:11 PM
DescriptionSeverity

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-12825?

CVE-2020-12825 is a vulnerability in Libcroco that could cause a denial of service due to excessive recursion in cr_parser_parse_any_core in cr-parser.c.

2

How can this vulnerability be exploited?

This vulnerability can be exploited by convincing a victim to open a specially-crafted CSS file.

3

What are the affected versions of IBM Security Guardium?

IBM Security Guardium versions 10.5 to 11.3 are affected by this vulnerability.

4

What is the severity of CVE-2020-12825?

The severity of CVE-2020-12825 is classified as high with a CVSS score of 7.1.

5

How can I mitigate CVE-2020-12825?

To mitigate CVE-2020-12825, users should update Libcroco to a version that includes the fix for the vulnerability.

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