CVE-2017-8871

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Published 2017-06-12 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

6.5

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

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.5

Description

The cr_parser_parse_selector_core function in cr-parser.c in libcroco 0.6.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted CSS file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-42147 dos linux

qflb.wu · 2017-06-09

libcroco 0.6.12 - Denial of Service

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OS impact

SUSE Affected 2 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
42.3	Affected	—
—	Affected	—

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
gnome	libcroco	`0.6.12`

References

CWEs

CWE-835

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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