vulnwire
7.5high

CVE-2016-7946

X.org libXi before 1.7.7 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving length fields.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.0%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known

X.org libXi before 1.7.7 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving length fields.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.01% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C3NTWIWSQ575GREBVAOUQUIM · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036945 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201704-03 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • cgit.freedesktop.org /xorg/lib/libXi/commit/?id=19a9cd607de73947fcfb104682f203ffe4e1f4e5 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.x.org /archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KVTZ2XLPKLASQUIQA2GMKKAU · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/93374 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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