pixman: integer overflow in create_bits function
Published Apr 13, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.57%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 12.04
- 14.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pixman
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
qpixman
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xulrunner
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pixman
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
xulrunner
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
pixman
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-guest-agent
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xulrunner
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pixman | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | qpixman | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pixman | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xulrunner | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | pixman | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-guest-agent | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xulrunner | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 | 5.57% (0.05573) | 92.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.57% (0.05573) | 91.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 13, 2026 | 10.74% (0.10737) | 93.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 14.14% (0.14144) | 94.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 10.74% (0.10737) | 93.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 14.14% (0.14144) | 94.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 10.74% (0.10737) | 93.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 14.14% (0.14144) | 94.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 10.74% (0.10737) | 93.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.75% (0.06748) | 90.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.74% (0.14745) | 90.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.75% (0.06748) | 90.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.43% (0.09429) | 94.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 7.82% (0.07819) | 94.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 7.51% (0.07505) | 94.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2024 | 10.25% (0.10246) | 94.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 10.04% (0.10041) | 94.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.87% (0.08866) | 93.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.70% (0.06698) | 91.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.70% (0.06698) | 90.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.70% (0.06698) | 78.74th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pixman/2014-April/003244.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3525 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/13 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/15 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2918-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9766 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69014 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1311882 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=972647 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/pixman/commit/?id=857e40f3d2bc2cfb714913e0cd7e6184cf69aca3 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pixman/2014-April/003244.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-July/002452.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9766
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9766
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