CVE-2014-9766 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2014-9766?

CVE-2014-9766 is a critical vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 13 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9766?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Pixman Pixman.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9766?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-9766 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9766 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9766, DLA-429-1, DSA-3525-1, GHSA-wrhh-9jw8-888j, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9766, USN-2918-1.