cairo: NULL pointer dereference in cairo_image_surface_get_data()
Published Jul 29, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.58%
Description
The cairo_image_surface_get_data function in Cairo 1.10.2, as used in GTK+ and Wireshark, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a large string.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.10.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cairo
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
cairo
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
cairo
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
mingw-virt-viewer
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cairo | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | cairo | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | cairo | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
We do not consider a user-assisted crash of a client application such as Wireshark to be a security issue. For more information please see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1124500#c5
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.58% (0.07577) | 94.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.78% (0.07784) | 93.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.26% (0.06256) | 89.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.81% (0.08807) | 87.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.26% (0.06256) | 90.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.14% (0.03141) | 91.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 3.14% (0.03141) | 91.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 4.38% (0.04383) | 92.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00599) | 78.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 1.20% (0.01199) | 85.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 1.01% (0.01008) | 83.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 1.17% (0.01165) | 84.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 0.98% (0.00985) | 83.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00809) | 81.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 83.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 3.44% (0.03436) | 90.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.62% (0.03623) | 90.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.03% (0.07032) | 92.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 10, 2023 | 7.03% (0.07032) | 91.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.58% (0.07584) | 92.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.58% (0.07584) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33384 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.osvdb.org/107083 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5116 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9761 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1124500 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5116
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5116
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33384 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/107083 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5116 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9761 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1124500 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5116 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5116 |
Change history (0)
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