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CVE-2019-20446

In xml.rs in GNOME librsvg before 2.46.2, a crafted SVG file with nested patterns can cause...

6.5 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.12%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

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.

Record
CVE-2019-20446
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2019-20446
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-10992 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2019-10992
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-whvx-2m69-j66g 6.5

In xml.rs in GNOME librsvg before 2.46.2, a crafted SVG file with nested patterns can cause...

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.

Record
GHSA-whvx-2m69-j66g
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2019-20446 6.5

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.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2019-20446
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 6.5

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.

Record
CVE-2019-20446
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
Show 13 moreShow less
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-20446 6.5

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-20446
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVJLSEC-2026-511 6.5

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.

Record
JLSEC-2026-511
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:4709 6.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: librsvg2 security update

Record
RHSA-2020:4709
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRLSA-2020:4709 6.5

Moderate: librsvg2 security update

The librsvg2 packages provide a Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) library based on the libart library.

Security Fix(es):

  • librsvg: Resource exhaustion via crafted SVG file with nested patterns (CVE-2019-20446)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.3 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Record
RLSA-2020:4709
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-20446 6.5

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20446
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALSA-2020:4709 No score

Moderate: librsvg2 security update

The librsvg2 packages provide a Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) library based on the libart library.

Security Fix(es):

  • librsvg: Resource exhaustion via crafted SVG file with nested patterns (CVE-2019-20446)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Record
ALSA-2020:4709
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2020-0159 No score

Updated librsvg packages fix security vulnerability

The updated packages fix a security vulnerability:

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. (CVE-2019-20446)

Record
MGASA-2020-0159
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0343-1 No score

Security update for librsvg

This update for librsvg to version 2.42.8 fixes the following issues:

librsvg was updated to version 2.42.8 fixing the following issues:

  • CVE-2019-20446: Fixed an issue where a crafted SVG file with nested patterns can cause denial of service (bsc#1162501). NOTE: Librsvg now has limits on the number of loaded XML elements, and the number of referenced elements within an SVG document.
  • Fixed a stack exhaustion with circular references in <use> elements.
  • Fixed a denial-of-service condition from exponential explosion of rendered elements, through nested use of SVG 'use' elements in malicious SVGs.

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0343-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10986-1 No score

gdk-pixbuf-loader-rsvg-2.50.7-1.5 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the gdk-pixbuf-loader-rsvg-2.50.7-1.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10986-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:0604-1 No score

Security update for librsvg

This update for librsvg to version 2.40.21 fixes the following issues:

librsvg was updated to version 2.40.21 fixing the following issues:

  • CVE-2019-20446: Fixed an issue where a crafted SVG file with nested patterns can cause denial of service (bsc#1162501). NOTE: Librsvg now has limits on the number of loaded XML elements, and the number of referenced elements within an SVG document.
  • Fixed a stack exhaustion with circular references in <use> elements.
  • Fixed a denial-of-service condition from exponential explosion of rendered elements, through nested use of SVG 'use' elements in malicious SVGs.
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:0604-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:0629-1 No score

Security update for librsvg

This update for librsvg to version 2.42.8 fixes the following issues:

librsvg was updated to version 2.42.8 fixing the following issues:

  • CVE-2019-20446: Fixed an issue where a crafted SVG file with nested patterns can cause denial of service (bsc#1162501). NOTE: Librsvg now has limits on the number of loaded XML elements, and the number of referenced elements within an SVG document.
  • Fixed a stack exhaustion with circular references in <use> elements.
  • Fixed a denial-of-service condition from exponential explosion of rendered elements, through nested use of SVG 'use' elements in malicious SVGs.
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:0629-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:0629-2 No score

Security update for librsvg

This update for librsvg to version 2.42.8 fixes the following issues:

librsvg was updated to version 2.42.8 fixing the following issues:

  • CVE-2019-20446: Fixed an issue where a crafted SVG file with nested patterns can cause denial of service (bsc#1162501). NOTE: Librsvg now has limits on the number of loaded XML elements, and the number of referenced elements within an SVG document.
  • Fixed a stack exhaustion with circular references in <use> elements.
  • Fixed a denial-of-service condition from exponential explosion of rendered elements, through nested use of SVG 'use' elements in malicious SVGs.
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:0629-2
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4436-1 No score

librsvg vulnerabilities

It was discovered that librsvg incorrectly handled parsing certain SVG files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause librsvg to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-11464)

It was discovered that librsvg incorrectly handled parsing certain SVG files with nested patterns. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause librsvg to consume resources and crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-20446)

Record
USN-4436-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
librsvg
Alpine:v3.10
2.42.0 up to 2.40.21-r0
2.40.21-r0
librsvg
Alpine:v3.11
2.42.0 up to 2.46.2-r0
2.46.2-r0
librsvg
Alpine:v3.12
2.42.0 up to 2.46.2-r0
2.46.2-r0
librsvg
Alpine:v3.13
2.42.0 up to 2.46.2-r0
2.46.2-r0
librsvg
Alpine:v3.14
2.42.0 up to 2.46.2-r0
2.46.2-r0
librsvg
Alpine:v3.15
2.42.0 up to 2.46.2-r0
2.46.2-r0
librsvg
Alpine:v3.16
2.42.0 up to 2.46.2-r0
2.46.2-r0
librsvg
Alpine:v3.17
2.42.0 up to 2.46.2-r0
2.46.2-r0
librsvg
Alpine:v3.18
2.42.0 up to 2.46.2-r0
2.46.2-r0
librsvg
Alpine:v3.19
2.42.0 up to 2.46.2-r0
2.46.2-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
librsvg
Alpine:v3.20
2.42.0 up to 2.46.2-r0
2.46.2-r0
librsvg
Alpine:v3.21
2.42.0 up to 2.46.2-r0
2.46.2-r0
librsvg
Alpine:v3.22
2.42.0 up to 2.46.2-r0
2.46.2-r0
librsvg
Alpine:v3.23
2.42.0 up to 2.46.2-r0
2.46.2-r0
librsvg
Alpine:v3.24
2.42.0 up to 2.46.2-r0
2.46.2-r0
librsvg
Alpine:v3.8
2.42.0 up to 2.40.21-r0
2.40.21-r0
librsvg
Alpine:v3.9
2.42.0 up to 2.40.21-r0
2.40.21-r0
librsvg2
AlmaLinux:8
before 2.42.7-4.el8
2.42.7-4.el8
librsvg2-devel
AlmaLinux:8
before 2.42.7-4.el8
2.42.7-4.el8
librsvg2-tools
AlmaLinux:8
before 2.42.7-4.el8
2.42.7-4.el8
librsvg
Debian:12
before 2.46.4-1
2.46.4-1
librsvg
Debian:13
before 2.46.4-1
2.46.4-1
librsvg
Debian:14
before 2.46.4-1
2.46.4-1
librsvg
Debian:9
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 2.40.21-0+deb9u1, plus listed versions
2.40.16-12.40.16-22.40.18-12.40.18-22.40.18-3
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2.40.20-12.40.20-22.40.20-32.40.20-3+0.riscv64.12.40.20-3+ports2.40.20-3.02.40.20-3.0~hurd.2
2.40.21-0+deb9u1
Librsvg_jll
Julia
before 2.52.4+0
2.52.4+0
librsvg
Mageia:7
before 2.45.5-3.1.mga7
2.45.5-3.1.mga7
librsvg2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:2.42.7-4.el8
0:2.42.7-4.el8
librsvg2-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:2.42.7-4.el8
0:2.42.7-4.el8
librsvg2-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:2.42.7-4.el8
0:2.42.7-4.el8
librsvg2-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:2.42.7-4.el8
0:2.42.7-4.el8
librsvg2-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:2.42.7-4.el8
0:2.42.7-4.el8
librsvg2-tools-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:2.42.7-4.el8
0:2.42.7-4.el8
librsvg2
Rocky Linux:8
before 0:2.42.7-4.el8
0:2.42.7-4.el8
librsvg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
before 2.40.21-5.9.1
2.40.21-5.9.1
librsvg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
before 2.40.21-5.9.1
2.40.21-5.9.1
librsvg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
before 2.40.21-5.9.1
2.40.21-5.9.1
librsvg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
before 2.40.21-5.9.1
2.40.21-5.9.1
librsvg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
before 2.40.21-5.9.1
2.40.21-5.9.1
librsvg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
before 2.40.21-5.9.1
2.40.21-5.9.1
librsvg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
before 2.42.8-3.3.1
2.42.8-3.3.1
librsvg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1
before 2.42.8-3.3.1
2.42.8-3.3.1
librsvg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP1
before 2.42.8-3.3.1
2.42.8-3.3.1
librsvg
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP2
before 2.42.8-3.3.1
2.42.8-3.3.1
librsvg
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.40.10-12.40.11-12.40.11-22.40.12-12.40.13-1
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2.40.13-22.40.13-32.40.13-3ubuntu0.12.40.13-3ubuntu0.2
None known
librsvg
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.40.18-12.40.18-22.40.20-22.40.20-2ubuntu0.12.40.20-2ubuntu0.2
None known
librsvg
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 2.40.13-3ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
2.40.10-12.40.11-12.40.11-22.40.12-12.40.13-12.40.13-22.40.13-3
2.40.13-3ubuntu0.1
librsvg
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 2.40.20-2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
2.40.18-12.40.18-22.40.20-2
2.40.20-2ubuntu0.1
librsvg
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.42.8-lp151.3.3.1
2.42.8-lp151.3.3.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
affectedOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-20446 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Gnome Librsvg, published February 2, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.12%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in librsvg 2.40.21-r0.

References

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