ID:4081 - Exploit for Input validation error in Cairo - CVE-2014-5116

 
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ID:4081 - Exploit for Input validation error in Cairo - CVE-2014-5116

Published: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41439
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5116
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Cairo

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows context-dependent attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a large string.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.