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CVE-2014-9771

Integer overflow in imlib2 before 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

7.5 HighFix available

CVE-2014-9771 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Enlightenment Imlib2, published April 23, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.71%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in imlib2 1.4.7-1.

Integer overflow in imlib2 before 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a crafted image, which triggers an invalid read operation.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.71%Up 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Integer overflow in imlib2 before 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a crafted image, which triggers an invalid read operation.

Record
CVE-2014-9771
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Integer overflow in imlib2 before 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a crafted image, which triggers an invalid read operation.

Record
CVE-2014-9771
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-9577 No score

Integer overflow in imlib2 before 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a crafted image, which triggers an invalid read operation.

Record
EUVD-2014-9577
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-55hr-p72p-7xmw 7.5

Integer overflow in imlib2 before 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

Integer overflow in imlib2 before 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a crafted image, which triggers an invalid read operation.

Record
GHSA-55hr-p72p-7xmw
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

Integer overflow in imlib2 before 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a crafted image, which triggers an invalid read operation.

Record
CVE-2014-9771
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-9771 7.5

Integer overflow in imlib2 before 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a crafted image, which triggers an invalid read operation.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9771
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-9771 7.5

Integer overflow in imlib2 before 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via a crafted image, which triggers an invalid read operation.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9771
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3075-1 No score

imlib2 vulnerabilities

Jakub Wilk discovered an out of bounds read in the GIF loader implementation in Imlib2. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2016-3994)

Yuriy M. Kaminskiy discovered an off-by-one error when handling coordinates in Imlib2. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (application crash). (CVE-2016-3993)

Yuriy M. Kaminskiy discovered that integer overflows existed in Imlib2 when handling images with large dimensions. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion or application crash). (CVE-2014-9771, CVE-2016-4024)

Kevin Ryde discovered that the ellipse drawing code in Imlib2 would attempt to divide by zero when drawing a 2x1 ellipse. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (application crash). (CVE-2011-5326)

It was discovered that Imlib2 did not properly handled GIF images without colormaps. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (application crash). This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-9762)

It was discovered that Imlib2 did not properly handle some PNM images, leading to a division by zero. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (application crash). This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-9763)

It was discovered that Imlib2 did not properly handle error conditions when loading some GIF images. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (application crash). This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-9764)

Record
USN-3075-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
imlib2
Debian:12
before 1.4.7-1
1.4.7-1
imlib2
Debian:13
before 1.4.7-1
1.4.7-1
imlib2
Debian:14
before 1.4.7-1
1.4.7-1
imlib2
Debian:7
before 1.4.5-1+deb7u2, plus listed versions
1.4.5-11.4.5-1+deb7u1
1.4.5-1+deb7u2
imlib2
Debian:8
before 1.4.6-2+deb8u2, plus listed versions
1.4.6-21.4.6-2+deb8u1
1.4.6-2+deb8u2
imlib2
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 1.4.6-2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
1.4.5-1ubuntu21.4.6-11.4.6-2
1.4.6-2ubuntu0.1
imlib2
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 1.4.7-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
1.4.7-11.4.7-1build1
1.4.7-1ubuntu0.1

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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