Is CVE-2021-44960 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-44960 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-44960?

CVE-2021-44960 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-44960?

CVE-2021-44960 has an EPSS score of 1.16% (63th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-44960?

Upgrade svgpp on debian 11 to 1.3.0+dfsg1-4+deb11u1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-44960

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

svgppDebian

Fixed in:1.3.0+dfsg1-4+deb11u1CVE-2021-44960

Fixed in:1.3.0+dfsg1-5CVE-2021-44960

libsvgpp-devUbuntu

Fixed in:1.2.3+dfsg1-3ubuntu1+esm1USN-6178-1

Fixed in:1.3.0+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.22.04.1USN-6178-1

Fixed in:1.3.0+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.22.10.1USN-6178-1

svgppUbuntu

Fixed in:1.2.3+dfsg1-3ubuntu1+esm1USN-6178-1

Fixed in:1.3.0+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.22.04.1USN-6178-1

Fixed in:1.3.0+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.22.10.1USN-6178-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

63rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 63% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit2

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-03.