CVE-2016-7946
HIGHX.org libXi < 1.7.7 - Denial of Service via Length Field Handling
Title source: llmDescription
X.org libXi before 1.7.7 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving length fields.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C3NTWIWSQ575GREBVAOUQUIMDL5CDVGP/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXi/commit/?id=19a9cd607de73947fcfb104682f203ffe4e1f4e5
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/KVTZ2XLPKLASQUIQA2GMKKAUOQIUMM7I/
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93374
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0301
EPSS Percentile
85.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-284
Status
published
Products (3)
fedoraproject/fedora
24
fedoraproject/fedora
25
x.org/libxi
< 1.7.6
Published
Dec 13, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026