Input validation error in Debian Linux - CVE-2014-9764
Published: May 13, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40293
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9764
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
imlib2
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
imlib2
How to mitigate CVE-2014-9764
Install update from vendor's website.
imlib2 - addressed in versions 1.4.7-1.fc22, 1.4.7-1.fc23, 1.4.9-8.el7
External References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00076.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3537
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90962
- https://git.enlightenment.org/legacy/imlib2.git/commit/?h=v1.4.7&id=1f9b0b32728803a1578e658cd0955df773e34f49
- https://git.enlightenment.org/legacy/imlib2.git/tree/ChangeLog
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-12