CVE-2014-9766
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
9.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9766
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-July/002452.html
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pixman/2014-April/003244.html
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9766.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.32.6-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.32.6-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.32.6-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.32.6-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.32.6-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| pixman | pixman | {"endIncluding":"0.32.5"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9766.html
- 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.html
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-July/002452.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9766
CWEs
CWE-189
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.