CVE-2014-9766

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    CVE-2014-9766

    Published: 13 Apr 2016Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3525, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2918-1, https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pixman/2014-April/003244.html, https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-July/002452.html, https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-July/002452.html, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=972647, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/13, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/15, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html, https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69014, https://cgit.freedesktop.org/pixman/commit/?id=857e40f3d2bc2cfb714913e0cd7e6184cf69aca3

    Affected packages

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    High
    Availability
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    High