# CVE-2015-7558: librsvg DoS via Cyclic References

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-7558-librsvg-dos-via-cyclic-references  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2015-7558 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-17

librsvg DoS via Cyclic References

Vendors: [crates.io](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/crates-io).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2015-7558 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2015-7558 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2015-7558?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 17 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** librsvg (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.40.12.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2015-7558?** Yes. librsvg (crates.io): upgrade to 2.40.12 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2015-7558?** Check whether you run librsvg (crates.io) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- librsvg (crates.io): upgrade to 2.40.12 or later

  ```sh
  cargo update -p librsvg
  ```


## Affected products

- librsvg (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.40.12

## Identifiers

- CVE-2015-7558
- GHSA-j984-q4qc-6qxf

## Related threats

- [librsvg use-after-free in XML entity parsing](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-96889-a-flaw-was-found-in-librsvg-when-processing-an-svg-document)