CVE-2014-9764

imlib2 before 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted GIF file.

Published: 2016-05-13 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-9764 is rated Moderate Risk (58.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.61%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-9764

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-08-20 1.47% 1.61% +0.13%
2 2025-03-17 2.65% 1.47% -1.17%
3 2023-03-07 2.65%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-9764

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-9764

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-9764

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-9764 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (imlib2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9764
gentoo normal CVE-2014-9764: 1 GLSA(s) (201611-12), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/imlib2); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-9764
ubuntu negligible CVE-2014-9764 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (imlib2), 6 status rows across 6 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily, xenial): released 3, not-affected 2, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9764

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-9764

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian debian_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 <= 1.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-9764

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