Local process crash via malformed SVG
Published Apr 29, 2026 · Updated Apr 29, 2026
Buffer overflow in GNOME librsvg 2.40.13 allows local users to crash rsvg-convert by processing a malformed SVG file. The published backtrace stops in Cairo's _fill_xrgb32_lerp_opaque_spans path while filling compositor spans; no faulty copy operation is identified. Local file processing is required, and Ubuntu disputes the librsvg attribution because the observed fault occurs in Cairo.
Summary
What happened
Buffer overflow in GNOME librsvg 2.40.13 allows local users to crash rsvg-convert by processing a malformed SVG file. The published backtrace stops in Cairo's _fill_xrgb32_lerp_opaque_spans path while filling compositor spans; no faulty copy operation is identified. Local file processing is required, and Ubuntu disputes the librsvg attribution because the observed fault occurs in Cairo.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2018-25305
- Published
- Apr 29, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
- Vendor
- XMLSoft
- Product
- librsvg
- Classifications
- CWE-120
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 29, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.40.13
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Public exploit references
- RSVG malformed SVG crash reproducerproof of concept · demonstrated
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