CVE-2019-6462: cairographics cairo Infinite Loop
CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2019-6462MGASA-2021-0497SUSE-SU-2021:3502-1SUSE-SU-2024:1704-1SUSE-SU-2024:1704-2SUSE-SU-2025:02795-1UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6462DEBIAN-CVE-2019-6462
Published 16-01-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-6462 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in cairographics cairo. EPSS estimates a 2.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
2.14%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 2Timeline
- 16-01-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in cairo 1.16.0. There is an infinite loop in the function _arc_error_normalized in the file cairo-arc.c, related to _arc_max_angle_for_tolerance_normalized.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.14%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
82%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.02 pp
From 2.12% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score2.14%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Suse9 products
- cairo&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2< 1.16.0-150200.5.5.1
- cairo&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3< 1.16.0-150400.11.3.1
- cairo&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4< 1.16.0-150400.11.3.1
- cairo&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5< 1.16.0-150400.11.3.1
- cairo&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5< 1.16.0-150400.11.3.1
Opensuse3 products
- cairo&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 1.16.0-150400.11.3.1
- cairo&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3< 1.16.0-150400.11.3.1
- cairo&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4< 1.16.0-150400.11.3.1
Alpine1 product
- cairo< 1.16.0-r5 | < 1.16.0-r4 | < 1.17.4-r2 | < 1.17.4-r1
Cairographics1 product
- cairo1.16.0
Debian1 product
- cairoAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1.17.8-3
Mageia1 product
- cairo< 1.16.0-6.1.mga8
Ubuntu1 product
- cairo< 1.14.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 1.15.10-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 | < 1.16.0-4ubuntu1+esm1 | < 1.16.0-5ubuntu2.1
7 vendors · 17 products
References
19 links- github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/gerbvX Refsource MISCREPORTNot ApplicableThird Party Advisory
