CVE-2016-9082
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
Integer overflow in the write_png function in cairo 1.14.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference) via a large svg file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.14.6-1.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.14.6-1.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.14.6-1.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.14.6-1.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.14.6-1.1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| cairographics | cairo | 1.14.6 | |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/27/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93931
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=127421
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=98165
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1312337
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-01
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9082.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9082
CWEs
CWE-190
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.