The cairo_image_surface_get_data function in Cairo 1.10.2, as used in GTK+ and Wireshark…
Priority LOW 33Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07577 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cairographics:cairo:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.2 | Vulnerable | cairographics |
- cpe:2.3:a:cairographics:cairo:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.2 Vulnerable ·cairographics
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-5116
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jcm2-jp9c-jcgg
References
More cairographics Cairo vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-07194 cairo-truetype-subset.c in cairo 1.15.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-18014 Stack-based buffer overflow in cairo CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-02676 The fill_xrgb32_lerp_opaque_spans function in cairo-image-compositor.c in cairo before… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-04529 An issue was discovered in cairo 1.16.0. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2019-04528 An issue was discovered in cairo 1.16.0. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2018-14080 cairo 1.16.0, in cairo_ft_apply_variations() in cairo-ft-font.c, would free memory using… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2014-5116 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-5116 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jcm2-jp9c-jcgg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-5116 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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