Description
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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Inkscape 0.41/0.42 - '.SVG' Image Buffer Overflow EDB-26540 · remote · Nov 21, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 2
- DSA-916-1 inkscape - buffer overflow Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DTSA-24-1 inkscape - buffer overflow Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- GLSA-200511-22 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2005:028 vendor-advisory
- 17778 third-party-advisory
- 17651 third-party-advisory
- USN-217-1 vendor-advisory
- 15507 vdb-entry
- 17882 third-party-advisory
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/inkscape/inkscape/src/style.cpp?r1=1.110&r2=1.110.2.1
- ADV-2005-2511 vdb-entry
- DSA-916 vendor-advisory
- 58 third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=330894
- 17662 third-party-advisory