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CVE-2014-9766

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-9766 is a critical integer overflow vulnerability in the create_bits function of Pixman versions prior to 0.32.6, affecting products like Canonical Ubuntu Linux. This flaw allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by providing large height and stride values. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 96/100, it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.32.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pixman:pixman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0557 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-9766Moderate

pixman: integer overflow in create_bits function

Oct 14, 2014

References

bugs.freedesktop.org / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
cgit.freedesktop.org / pixman/commit
lists.freedesktop.org / archives/pixman/2014-April/003244.html
Vendor Advisory
lists.x.org / archives/xorg-announce/2014-July/002452.html
PatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3525
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/13
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/15
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2918-1