CVE catalog
CVE-2012-5656
inkscape: CVE-2012-5656
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.16% · Oct 25, 2026
The rasterization process in Inkscape before 0.48.4 allows local users to read arbitrary files via an external entity in a SVG file, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | inkscape | sid | 1.4.3-2 | fixed |
| Debian | inkscape | forky | 1.4.3-2 | fixed |
| Debian | inkscape | trixie | 1.4-6 | fixed |
| Debian | inkscape | bookworm | 1.2.2-2 | fixed |
| Debian | inkscape | bookworm-security | 1.2.2-2+deb12u1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | inkscape | source | sid | 0.48.3.1-1.2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [696485] |
| Debian | inkscape | source | forky | 0.48.3.1-1.2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [696485] |
| Debian | inkscape | source | trixie | 0.48.3.1-1.2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [696485] |
| Debian | inkscape | source | bookworm | 0.48.3.1-1.2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [696485] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [inkscape]Fixed
Source package: [inkscape]
Details (2)
1.2.2-2+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.48.3.1-1.2dsa · inkscape · debian · bookworm; dsa · inkscape · debian · 12
1.2.2-2+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.48.3.1-1.2dsa · inkscape · debian · bookworm; dsa · inkscape · debian · 12
- [inkscape-tutorials]Fixed
Source package: [inkscape]
Details (2)
1.2.2-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.48.3.1-1.2dsa · inkscape · debian · bookworm; dsa · inkscape · debian · 12
1.2.2-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.48.3.1-1.2dsa · inkscape · debian · bookworm; dsa · inkscape · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [inkscape]Fixed
Details (2)
1.4-6· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.48.3.1-1.2dsa · inkscape · debian · 13
1.4-6· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.48.3.1-1.2dsa · inkscape · debian · 13
- [inkscape-tutorials]Fixed
Source package: [inkscape]
Details (2)
1.4-6· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.48.3.1-1.2dsa · inkscape · debian · 13
1.4-6· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.48.3.1-1.2dsa · inkscape · debian · 13
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