SB2016012507 - Fedora 23 update for imlib2

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SB2016012507 - Fedora 23 update for imlib2

Published: January 25, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2016012507
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9762)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

imlib2 before 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a GIF image without a colormap.


2) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9763)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to divide-by-zero error within imlib2 before 1.4.7. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted PNM file.


3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9764)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

imlib2 before 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted GIF file.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References