CVE-2014-9766

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-9766
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-13 14:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionInteger 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Application Pixman Pixman All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: [Pixman] create_bits(): Cast the result of height * stride to size_t af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[ANNOUNCE] pixman release 0.32.6 now available af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.x.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Bug 972647 – evince crashed in pixman library af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
USN-2918-1: pixman vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
oss-security - [Pixman] create_bits(): Cast the result of height * stride to size_t af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Bug 69014 – Failed to create huge image with pixman_image_create_bits af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.freedesktop.org
[Pixman] [PATCH] create_bits(): Cast the result of height * stride to size_t af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.freedesktop.org Vendor Advisory
pixman - Pixman: The pixel-manipulation library for X and cairo. (mirrored from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pixman/pixman) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cgit.freedesktop.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3525-1 pixman af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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