In SVGPP SVG++ library 1.3.0, the XMLDocument::getRoot function in the renderDocument function handled the XMLDocument object improperly, returning a null pointer in advance at the second if, resulting in a null pointer reference behind the renderDocument function.

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4337 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4337-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                    Thorsten Alteholz     October 17, 2025                              https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : svgpp     Version        : 1.3.0+dfsg1-4+deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2021-44960


    An issues has been found in svgpp: a C++ library for parsing and rendering     Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files.


    The XMLDocument::getRoot function in the renderDocument function handled     the XMLDocument object improperly.
    Specifically, it returned a null pointer prematurely at the second if     statement, resulting in a null pointer reference behind the     renderDocument function.



    For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version     1.3.0+dfsg1-4+deb11u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your svgpp packages.

    For the detailed security status of svgpp please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/svgpp

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - In SVGPP SVG++ library 1.3.0, the XMLDocument::getRoot function in the renderDocument function handled the     XMLDocument object improperly, returning a null pointer in advance at the second if, resulting in a null     pointer reference behind the renderDocument function. (CVE-2021-44960)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 ESM / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6178-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that in SVG++ library that the demo application incorrectly

    managed memory resulting in a memory access violation

    under certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue

    to leak memory information or run a denial of service attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
    (CVE-2019-6246)

    It was discovered that in SVG++ library that the demo application

    incorrectly handled null pointers under certain circumstances.

    An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause

    denial of service, leak memory information or manipulate

    program execution flow. (CVE-2021-44960)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3376 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3376-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                         Anton Gladky     March 31, 2023                                https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : svgpp     Version        : 1.2.3+dfsg1-6+deb10u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2019-6245 CVE-2019-6247 CVE-2021-44960

    Multiple security issues were discovered in svgpp: a C++ library for parsing and     rendering Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files.

    CVE-2021-44960        The XMLDocument::getRoot function in the renderDocument function handled the        XMLDocument object improperly. Specifically, it returned a null pointer        prematurely at the second if statement, resulting in a null pointer        reference behind the renderDocument function.

    CVE-2019-6245 and CVE-2019-6247:
       issues were discovered in Anti-Grain Geometry (AGG) within the function        agg::cell_aa::not_equal. Since svgpp is a header-only library, the issue is        only transitive in theory. As a result, only a dependency version hardening        has been added to the control file.

    For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version     1.2.3+dfsg1-6+deb10u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your svgpp packages.

    For the detailed security status of svgpp please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/svgpp

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
270714	Debian dla-4337 : libsvgpp-dev - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
224213	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-44960	Nessus	Misc.	medium
177433	Ubuntu 18.04 ESM / 22.04 LTS : SVG++ library vulnerabilities (USN-6178-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
173788	Debian dla-3376 : libsvgpp-dev - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high

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