VulnerabilityModified
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.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 5.57%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.57% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- pixman/pixman · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3525
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/15
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2918-1
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69014
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=972647
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/pixman/commit/?id=857e40f3d2bc2cfb714913e0cd7e6184cf69aca3
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pixman/2014-April/003244.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-July/002452.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3525
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/15
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2918-1
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69014
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=972647
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/pixman/commit/?id=857e40f3d2bc2cfb714913e0cd7e6184cf69aca3
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pixman/2014-April/003244.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-July/002452.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.