Out-of-bounds Read Affecting cairo package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2010-CAIRO-1033582
  • published17 Jul 2017
  • 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?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:20.10 cairo.

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:20.10 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 Scores

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