SB2016051307 - Division by zero in imlib2
Published: May 13, 2016 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016051307
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5326)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to divide-by-zero error within imlib2 before 1.4.9. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) by drawing a 2x1 ellipse.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00076.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3555
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=639414
- https://git.enlightenment.org/legacy/imlib2.git/commit/?id=c94d83ccab15d5ef02f88d42dce38ed3f0892882
- https://sourceforge.net/p/enlightenment/mailman/message/35055012/