libcroco through 0.6.13 has excessive recursion in cr_parser_parse_any_core in…
Priority LOW 36CWE-674Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 9 fixed, 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-674.
Summary
libcroco through 0.6.13 has excessive recursion in cr_parser_parse_any_core in cr-parser.c, leading to stack consumption.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02319 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 9 fixed, 5 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2020:4072 Released 2020-09-29 · Red Hat rating Moderatelibcroco security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libcroco-0.6.12-6.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libcroco-devel-0.6.12-6.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libcroco-devel-0.6.12-6.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libcroco-0.6.12-6.el7_9, libcroco-0.6.12-6.el7_9.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libcroco-devel-0.6.12-6.el7_9, libcroco-devel-0.6.12-6.el7_9.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libcroco-0.6.12-6.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libcroco-devel-0.6.12-6.el7_9
- RHSA-2020:3654 Released 2020-09-08 · Red Hat rating Moderatelibcroco security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) libcroco-devel-0.6.12-4.el8_2.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) libcroco-0.6.12-4.el8_2.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3654 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3654 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4072 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4072 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4072 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4072 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4072 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4072 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4072 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-12825
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-23x2-xqxm-pxwj
References
More GNOME Libcroco vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-05564 The cr_tknzr_parse_rgb function in cr-tknzr.c in libcroco 0.6.11 and 0.6.12 has an… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-06379 The cr_parser_parse_selector_core function in cr-parser.c in libcroco 0.6.12 allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2017-06342 The cr_tknzr_parse_comment function in cr-tknzr.c in libcroco 0.6.12 allows remote… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2017-05563 The cr_input_new_from_uri function in cr-input.c in libcroco 0.6.11 and 0.6.12 allows… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-12825 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-12825 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-23x2-xqxm-pxwj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-12825 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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