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CVE-2014-9766
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…
Critical9.8EPSS 5.6%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.6% · top 7.0% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (10)
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69014 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [Pixman] 20140409 [PATCH] create_bits(): Cast the result of height * stride to size_t (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160224 [Pixman] create_bits(): Cast the result of height * stride to size_t (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/pixman/commit/?id=857e40f3d2bc2cfb714913e0cd7e6184cf69aca3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=972647 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160224 Re: [Pixman] create_bits(): Cast the result of height * stride to size_t (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [xorg-announce] 20140705 [ANNOUNCE] pixman release 0.32.6 now available (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-2918-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- DSA-3525 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
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