UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9766

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9766

    Published: 31 Dec 2014Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9766
    Aliases:
    USN-2918-1

    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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9766, https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pixman/2014-April/003244.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2918-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9766

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pixman

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.30.2-2ubuntu1.1

    Affected versions

    0.30.2-1
    0.30.2-2
    0.30.2-2ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High