Input validation error in Debian Linux - CVE-2014-9771
Published: May 13, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40292
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9771
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Debian
Affected software:
Debian Linux
Debian Linux
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows remote 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 (memory consumption or application crash) via a crafted image, which triggers an invalid read operation.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-9771
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00076.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3555
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=820206
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324774
- https://git.enlightenment.org/legacy/imlib2.git/commit/?id=143f299
- https://git.enlightenment.org/legacy/imlib2.git/tree/ChangeLog