# CVE-2014-9766: Integer overflow in the create\_bits function in pixman-bits-image.c in Pixman before 0.32.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of ser

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-04-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the create_bits function in pixman-bits-image.c in Pixman before 0.32.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via large height and stride values.

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## References

- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69014
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pixman/2014-April/003244.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/13
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/pixman/commit/?id=857e40f3d2bc2cfb714913e0cd7e6184cf69aca3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=972647
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/15
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-July/002452.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2918-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3525

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