CVE-2016-7949

Published on: 12/13/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC

Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:06 PM UTC

CVE-2016-7949

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

Certain versions of Fedora from Fedoraproject contain the following vulnerability:

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) XvQueryAdaptors and (2) XvQueryEncodings functions in X.org libXrender before 0.9.10 allow remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds write operations via vectors involving length fields.

  • CVE-2016-7949 has been assigned by [email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as - currently rated as CRITICAL severity.

CVSS3 Score: 9.8 - CRITICAL

Attack
Vector ⓘ		 Attack
Complexity		 Privileges
Required		 User
Interaction
NETWORK LOW NONE NONE
Scope Confidentiality
Impact		 Integrity
Impact		 Availability
Impact
UNCHANGED HIGH HIGH HIGH

CVSS2 Score: 7.5 - HIGH

Access
Vector ⓘ		 Access
Complexity		 Authentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Confidentiality
Impact		 Integrity
Impact		 Availability
Impact
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL

CVE References

Description Tags ⓘ Link
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: libXrender-0.9.10-1.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org
text/html
 URL Logo FEDORA FEDORA-2016-ade20198ff
X.Org libXrender CVE-2016-7949 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
cve.report (archive)
text/html
 URL Logo BID 93366
oss-security - Re: X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
www.openwall.com
text/html
 URL Logo MLIST [oss-security] 20161004 Re: X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: libXrender-0.9.10-1.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org
text/html
 URL Logo FEDORA FEDORA-2016-8877cf648b
X Client Library Bugs Let Remote and Local Users Deny Service or Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com
text/html
 URL Logo SECTRACK 1036945
X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries Vendor Advisory
lists.x.org
text/html
 URL Logo MLIST [xorg-announce] 20161004 X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries
oss-security - X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
www.openwall.com
text/html
 URL Logo MLIST [oss-security] 20161004 X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries
X.Org: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201704-03) — Gentoo Security security.gentoo.org
text/html
 URL Logo GENTOO GLSA-201704-03
xorg/lib/libXrender - RENDER extension library Issue Tracking
Patch
cgit.freedesktop.org
text/html
 URL Logo CONFIRM cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXrender/commit/?id=9362c7ddd1af3b168953d0737877bc52d79c94f4
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Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
Operating
System		FedoraprojectFedora24AllAllAll
Operating
System		FedoraprojectFedora25AllAllAll
Operating
System		FedoraprojectFedora24AllAllAll
Operating
System		FedoraprojectFedora25AllAllAll
ApplicationX.orgLibxrenderAllAllAllAll
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxrender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: