The cairo_image_surface_get_data function in Cairo 1.10.2, as used in GTK+ and Wireshark, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a large string.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2014-5116 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
We do not consider a user-assisted crash of a client application such as Wireshark to be a security issue. For more information please see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1124500#c5
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score | 1.2 |
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Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | High |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | cairo | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | cairo | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cairo | Will not fix |
RHEV Manager 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Will not fix |