CVE-2014-9771
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.
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
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 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV: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 High
CVSS: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 High
CVSS: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 High
CVSS: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 High
CVSS: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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
imlib2Debian:12 |
before 1.4.7-1 | 1.4.7-1 |
imlib2Debian:13 |
before 1.4.7-1 | 1.4.7-1 |
imlib2Debian:14 |
before 1.4.7-1 | 1.4.7-1 |
imlib2Debian:7 |
before 1.4.5-1+deb7u2, plus listed versions 1.4.5-11.4.5-1+deb7u1 |
1.4.5-1+deb7u2 |
imlib2Debian:8 |
before 1.4.6-2+deb8u2, plus listed versions 1.4.6-21.4.6-2+deb8u1 |
1.4.6-2+deb8u2 |
imlib2Ubuntu: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 |
imlib2Ubuntu: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
| 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-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.
References
git.enlightenment.org/legacy/imlib2.git/tree/ChangeLog
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324774
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=820206
debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3555
git.enlightenment.org/legacy/imlib2.git/commit?id=143f299
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00076.html
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9771
github.com/advisories/GHSA-55hr-p72p-7xmw
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9771
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9771
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/09/3
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3075-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9771
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-5326
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9762
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9763
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9764
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3993
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3994
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4024