Numeric Errors Affecting pixman package, versions <0.32.6-1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
7.51% (95th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-PIXMAN-1557045
- published 13 Apr 2016
- disclosed 13 Apr 2016
Introduced: 13 Apr 2016
CVE-2014-9766 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12 pixman to version 0.32.6-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pixman package and not the pixman package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9766
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3525
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69014
- 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
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/15
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=972647
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-9766
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2918-1
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