Vulnerability · Published Feb 15, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-44960
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the svgpp package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In SVGPP SVG++ library 1.3.0, the XMLDocument::getRoot function in the renderDocument function handled the XMLDocument object improperly, returning a null pointer in advance at the second if, resulting in a null pointer reference behind the renderDocument function.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | svgpp | 1.3.0+dfsg1-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44960 |
| Debian:13 | svgpp | 1.3.0+dfsg1-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44960 |
| Debian:14 | svgpp | 1.3.0+dfsg1-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44960 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | svgpp | 1.3.0+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.22.04.1 | USN-6178-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | svgpp | 1.3.0+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44960 |