CVE-2017-8871: Gnome Libcroco

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The cr_parser_parse_selector_core function in cr-parser.c in libcroco 0.6.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted CSS file.

Affected products

  • Gnome Libcroco: version 0.6.12 only
  • Opensuse Leap: version 42.3 only

Published 2017-06-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.