CVE-2016-10164

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-10164
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-01 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionMultiple integer overflows in libXpm before 3.5.12, when a program requests parsing XPM extensions on a 64-bit platform, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via (1) the number of extensions or (2) their concatenated length in a crafted XPM file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | CWE-190 | CWE-787 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application X.org Libxpm All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3772-1 libxpm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
libXpm: Remote execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 201701-72) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
xorg/lib/libXpm - XPM format pixmap library af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cgit.freedesktop.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
libXpm CVE-2016-10164 Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[ANNOUNCE] libXpm 3.5.12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.freedesktop.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: libXpm < 3.5.12 heap overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE Request: libXpm < 3.5.12 heap overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 673503 EulerOS Security Update for motif (EulerOS-SA-2024-1283)
  • 710454 Gentoo Linux libXpm Remote execution of arbitrary code Vulnerability (GLSA 201701-72)
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