CVE-2020-12825

HIGHNVD 7.17.1—

7.1

libcroco through 0.6.13 has excessive recursion in cr_parser_parse_any_core in cr-parser.c, leading to stack consumption.

CVSS v3: 7.1
EG Score: 7.1(medium)
EPSS: 89.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 12, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/13/3
cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/08/3
cve@mitrehttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libcroco/-/issues/8
cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-33
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/13/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/08/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libcroco/-/issues/8
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-33

Patch Availability(4)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	libcroco3-dev (0.6.11-1ubuntu0.1~esm1) @ xenial	2026-05-27	ubuntu
ubuntu	libcroco3-dev (0.6.8-2ubuntu1+esm1) @ trusty	2026-05-27	ubuntu
redhat	libcroco-0:0.6.12-6.el7_9	2020-09-29	redhat
redhat	libcroco-0:0.6.12-4.el8_2.1	2020-09-08	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-674Uncontrolled Recursion

All Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-12825?

CVE-2020-12825 is a high vulnerability published on May 12, 2020. libcroco through 0.6.13 has excessive recursion in crparserparseanycore in cr-parser.c, leading to stack consumption.

When was CVE-2020-12825 disclosed?

CVE-2020-12825 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 12, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-12825 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-12825 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 89.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-12825?

CVE-2020-12825 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-12825?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-12825, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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