CVE-2014-9766
CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · CWE-189
9.8CVSS CRITICAL
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)6%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- 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