Division by zero in Debian Linux - CVE-2014-9763
Published: May 13, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40294
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-2014-9763
CWE-ID: CWE-369
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Debian
Affected software:
Debian Linux
Debian Linux
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-9763
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-3537
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90955
- https://git.enlightenment.org/legacy/imlib2.git/commit/?h=v1.4.7&id=c21beaf1780cf3ca291735ae7d58a3dde63277a2
- https://git.enlightenment.org/legacy/imlib2.git/tree/ChangeLog
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-12