CVE-2016-7943

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-7943
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-13 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:35:00 UTC
DescriptionThe XListFonts function in X.org libX11 before 1.6.4 might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via vectors involving length fields, which trigger out-of-bounds write operations.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 25 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 25 All All All
Application X.org Libx11 All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
X.Org: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201704-03) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries MLIST lists.x.org Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries www.openwall.com
X.Org libX11 CVE-2016-7943 Memory Corruption Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
X Client Library Bugs Let Remote and Local Users Deny Service or Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker www.securitytracker.com
oss-security - X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries www.openwall.com
USN-3758-1: libx11 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: libX11-1.6.4-1.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
xorg/lib/libX11 - libX11 GIT Repository cgit.freedesktop.org
USN-3758-2: libx11 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices usn.ubuntu.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: libX11-1.6.4-1.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710339 Gentoo Linux X.Org Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201704-03)
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