CVE-2016-7944
CRITICALlibXfixes < 5.0.3 - Integer Overflow via Length Value
Title source: llmDescription
Integer overflow in X.org libXfixes before 5.0.3 on 32-bit platforms might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via a length value of INT_MAX, which triggers the client to stop reading data and get out of sync.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93361
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
Various Sources mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GE43MDCRGS4R7MRRZNVSLREHRLU5OHCV/
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4CE6VJWBMOWLSCH4OP4TAEPIA7NP53ON/
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfixes/commit/?id=61c1039ee23a2d1de712843bed3480654d7ef42e
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0340
EPSS Percentile
87.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-190
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (3)
fedoraproject/fedora
24
fedoraproject/fedora
25
x.org/libxfixes
< 5.0.2
Published
Dec 13, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026