Gentoo update for Cairo

Published: 2019-04-02

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2016-9082 CVE-2017-9814
CWE-ID	CWE-190 CWE-125
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU13197

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9082

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the write_png function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted large svg file, trigger invalid pointer dereference and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
x11-libs/cairo to version: 1.16.0-r3

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-01

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU12616