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CVE-2016-9082

Integer overflow in the write_png function in cairo 1.14.6 allows remote attackers to cause a...

5.5 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.95%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

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.

Record
CVE-2016-9082
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2016-9082
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9903 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2016-9903
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x45f-pw34-h43w 5.5

Integer overflow in the write_png function in cairo 1.14.6 allows remote attackers to cause a...

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.

Record
GHSA-x45f-pw34-h43w
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.5

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.

Record
CVE-2016-9082
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-9082 5.5

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9082
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-9082 5.5

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9082
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0205 No score

Updated cairo packages fix security vulnerability

It was discovered that there was a possible DoS attack in Cairo. An SVG could generate invalid pointers from a _cairo_image_surface in write_png (CVE-2016-9082).

Record
MGASA-2017-0205
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10671-1 No score

cairo-devel-1.16.0-3.14 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the cairo-devel-1.16.0-3.14 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10671-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:1671-1 No score

Security update for cairo

This update for cairo fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-7475: Fixed a segfault in get_bitmap_surface due to malformed font (bsc#1036789).
  • CVE-2016-9082: fix a segfault when using >4GB images since int values were used for pointer operations (bsc#1007255).
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:1671-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:1453-1 No score

Security update for cairo

This update for cairo fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2016-9082: Fixed a segfault when using >4GB images since int values were used for pointer operations (bsc#1007255).
  • CVE-2017-9814: Replace malloc with _cairo_malloc and check cmap size before allocating to prevent DoS (bsc#1049092).
  • CVE-2017-7475: Fix a segfault in get_bitmap_surface due to malformed font (bsc#1036789).
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:1453-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5407-1 No score

cairo vulnerabilities

Gustavo Grieco, Alberto Garcia, Francisco Oca, Suleman Ali, and others discovered that Cairo incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-9082, CVE-2017-9814, CVE-2019-6462)

Stephan Bergmann discovered that Cairo incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-35492)

Record
USN-5407-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
cairo
Debian:12
before 1.14.6-1.1
1.14.6-1.1
cairo
Debian:13
before 1.14.6-1.1
1.14.6-1.1
cairo
Debian:14
before 1.14.6-1.1
1.14.6-1.1
cairo
Debian:7
before 1.12.2-3+deb7u1, plus listed versions
1.12.2-3
1.12.2-3+deb7u1
cairo
Mageia:5
before 1.14.0-1.1.mga5
1.14.0-1.1.mga5
cairo
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
before 1.15.2-24.1
1.15.2-24.1
cairo
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
before 1.15.2-24.1
1.15.2-24.1
cairo
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
before 1.15.2-24.1
1.15.2-24.1
cairo
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
before 1.15.2-24.1
1.15.2-24.1
cairo
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 1.15.2-24.1
1.15.2-24.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
cairo
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
before 1.8.8-2.3.7.1
1.8.8-2.3.7.1
cairo
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
before 1.8.8-2.3.7.1
1.8.8-2.3.7.1
cairo
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
before 1.8.8-2.3.7.1
1.8.8-2.3.7.1
cairo
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 1.14.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1.14.2-2ubuntu21.14.4-11.14.6-1
1.14.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-9082 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Cairographics Cairo, published October 28, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.95%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in cairo 1.14.6-1.1.

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