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    CVE-2005-3737

    Buffer overflow in the SVG importer (style.cpp) of inkscape 0.41 through 0.42.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SVG file with long CSS style property values.

    Published:Nov 22, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Nov 22, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.28064
    CVSS Score:5.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Inkscape
    Product
    Inkscape

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15507http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15507https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26540

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2026-4980 (CVSS 6.3) — A local file disclosure vulnerability in the XInclude processing component of Inkscape 1.1 before 1.3 allows a…
    CVE-2025-15523 (CVSS 4.8) — MacOS version of Inkscape bundles a Python interpreter that inherits the Transparency, Consent, and Control (T…
    CVE-2021-42704 (CVSS 7.8) — Inkscape version 0.91 is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds write, which may allow an attacker to arbitrary execut…
    CVE-2021-42700 (CVSS 3.3) — Inkscape 0.91 is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read, which may allow an attacker to have access to unauthoriz…
    CVE-2021-42702 (CVSS 3.3) — Inkscape version 0.91 can access an uninitialized pointer, which may allow an attacker to have access to unaut…
    CVE-2012-5656 (CVSS 5.5) — The rasterization process in Inkscape before 0.48.4 allows local users to read arbitrary files via an external…
    CVE-2012-6076 (CVSS 4.4) — Inkscape before 0.48.4 reads .eps files from /tmp instead of the current directory, which might cause Inkspace…
    CVE-2007-1463 (CVSS 6.8) — Format string vulnerability in Inkscape before 0.45.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitra…
    CVE-2007-1464 (CVSS 6.8) — Format string vulnerability in the whiteboard Jabber protocol in Inkscape before 0.45.1 allows user-assisted r…
    CVE-2005-3885 (CVSS 2.1) — The ps2epsi extension shell script (ps2epsi.sh) in Inkscape before 0.41 allows local users to overwrite arbitr…

    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=330894
    http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/inkscape/inkscape/src/style.cpp?r1=1.110&r2=1.110.2.1
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17651
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17662
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17778
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17882
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/58
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-916
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-22.xml
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_28_sr.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15507
    http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-217-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2511
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=330894
    http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/inkscape/inkscape/src/style.cpp?r1=1.110&r2=1.110.2.1
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17651
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17662
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17778
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17882
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/58
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-916
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-22.xml
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_28_sr.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15507
    http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-217-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2511

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High