SB2016051321 - Division by zero in Debian Linux

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SB2016051321 - Division by zero in Debian Linux

Published: May 13, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2016051321
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


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

CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


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.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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