Integer overflow in the write_png function in cairo 1.14.6 allows remote attackers to…
Priority LOW 29CWE-190Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Integer overflow in the write_png function in cairo 1.14.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference) via a large svg file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01951 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
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:1.14.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.14.6 | Vulnerable | cairographics |
- cpe:2.3:a:cairographics:cairo:1.14.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14.6 Vulnerable ·cairographics
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9082
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x45f-pw34-h43w
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-2014-04187 The cairo_image_surface_get_data function in Cairo 1.10.2, as used in GTK+ and Wireshark… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2016-9082 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9082 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x45f-pw34-h43w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-9082 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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