Vulnerability in Pixman
CVE-2014-9766
Integer overflow in the create_bits function in pixman-bits-image.c in Pixman before 0.32.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via large height and stride values.
EPSS: 0.056 (91.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Pixman
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9766?
- CVE-2014-9766 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pixman, classified under CWE-189. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-04-13.
- How severe is CVE-2014-9766?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.