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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2014-9766 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xulrunner | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | pixman | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-guest-agent | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pixman | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xulrunner | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | qpixman | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pixman | Not affected |
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