Input validation error in Cairo - CVE-2014-5116
Published: July 29, 2014 / Updated: July 13, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41439
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5116
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: cairographics
Affected software:
Cairo
Cairo
Detailed 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-5116
Install update from vendor's website.