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CVE-2016-7942

The XGetImage function in X.org libX11 before 1.6.4 might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via vectors involving image type and ge…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.5%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
0
none known

The XGetImage function in X.org libX11 before 1.6.4 might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via vectors involving image type and geometry, which triggers out-of-bounds read operations.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.46% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
  • CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

  • securitytracker.com /id/1036945 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3758-2/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201704-03 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/93363 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • lists.x.org /archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3758-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GMCVDXMFPXR7QGMKDG22WPPJ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • cgit.freedesktop.org /xorg/lib/libX11/commit/?id=8ea762f94f4c942d898fdeb590a1630c83235c17 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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