CVE-2017-9814: cairographics cairo Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2022-0186SUSE-SU-2018:1195-1SUSE-SU-2018:1873-1SUSE-SU-2020:1937-1UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9814DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9814openSUSE-SU-2020:1003-1
Published 14-07-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-9814 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in cairographics cairo. EPSS estimates a 3.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
3.44%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 3Timeline
- 14-07-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
cairo-truetype-subset.c in cairo 1.15.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) because of mishandling of an unexpected malloc(0) call.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.44%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.44% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score3.44%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugs.freedesktop.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Suse8 products
- cairo&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3< 1.15.2-25.3.2
- cairo&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15< 1.15.10-4.5.1
- cairo&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1< 1.16.0-4.8.1
- cairo&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15< 1.15.10-4.5.1
- cairo&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1< 1.16.0-4.8.1
Opensuse2 products
- leapEOL15.1
- cairo&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 1.16.0-lp151.5.3.1
Cairographics1 product
- cairo≤ 1.15.6
Debian1 product
- cairo< 1.16.0-1
Mageia1 product
- cairo< 1.16.0-6.2.mga8
Ubuntu1 product
- cairo< 1.14.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 1.15.10-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 | < 1.16.0-4ubuntu1+esm1 | < 1.16.0-5ubuntu2.1
6 vendors · 14 products
References
17 links- bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101547X Refsource MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00042.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Show all 17 references
- lists.opensuse.org/archives/…Advisory