Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting cairo package, versions <1.14.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.69% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-CAIRO-344872
  • published3 Feb 2017
  • disclosed3 Feb 2017

Introduced: 3 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-9082  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 cairo to version 1.14.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1