CVE-2016-9082
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.
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
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 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV: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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cairoDebian:12 |
before 1.14.6-1.1 | 1.14.6-1.1 |
cairoDebian:13 |
before 1.14.6-1.1 | 1.14.6-1.1 |
cairoDebian:14 |
before 1.14.6-1.1 | 1.14.6-1.1 |
cairoDebian:7 |
before 1.12.2-3+deb7u1, plus listed versions 1.12.2-3 |
1.12.2-3+deb7u1 |
cairoMageia:5 |
before 1.14.0-1.1.mga5 | 1.14.0-1.1.mga5 |
cairoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 |
before 1.15.2-24.1 | 1.15.2-24.1 |
cairoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 |
before 1.15.2-24.1 | 1.15.2-24.1 |
cairoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 |
before 1.15.2-24.1 | 1.15.2-24.1 |
cairoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 |
before 1.15.2-24.1 | 1.15.2-24.1 |
cairoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 |
before 1.15.2-24.1 | 1.15.2-24.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cairoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
before 1.8.8-2.3.7.1 | 1.8.8-2.3.7.1 |
cairoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
before 1.8.8-2.3.7.1 | 1.8.8-2.3.7.1 |
cairoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 |
before 1.8.8-2.3.7.1 | 1.8.8-2.3.7.1 |
cairoUbuntu: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
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE 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.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1312337
bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=98165
securityfocus.com/bid/93931
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/27/2
bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=127421
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-01
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9082
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x45f-pw34-h43w
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9082
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0205.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19666
lwn.net/Alerts/705059
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20171671-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1007255
bugzilla.suse.com/1036789
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9082
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7475
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20181453-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1049092
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9814
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9082
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/06/1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5407-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9082
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9814
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-6462
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-35492
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-0528