VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-12825
libcroco through 0.6.13 has excessive recursion in cr_parser_parse_any_core in cr-parser.c, leading to stack consumption.
HIGH 7.1EPSS 2.32%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
libcroco through 0.6.13 has excessive recursion in cr_parser_parse_any_core in cr-parser.c, leading to stack consumption.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.32% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-674
- Affected
- gnome/libcroco
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/13/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/08/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libcroco/-/issues/8Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-33Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/13/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/08/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libcroco/-/issues/8Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-33Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.