Out-of-bounds Read Affecting cairo package, versions <1.16.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.44% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-CAIRO-17963724
  • published14 Jul 2026
  • disclosed17 Jul 2017

Introduced: 17 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-9814  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest cairo to version 1.16.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cairo package and not the cairo package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

cairo-truetype-subset.c in cairo 1.15.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) because of mishandling of an unexpected malloc(0) call.

CVSS Base Scores

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