CVE-2016-7942
Severity Score
9.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
La función XGetImage en X.org libX11 en versiones anteriores a 1.6.4 podría permitir a servidores remotos X obtener privilegios a través de vectores que involucran tipo de imagen y geometría, que desencadena operaciones de lectura fuera de límites.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2016-09-09 CVE Reserved
- 2016-11-01 CVE Published
- 2024-05-25 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (10)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93363 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libX11/commit/?id=8ea762f94f4c942d898fdeb590a1630c83235c17 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html | Mailing List |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GMCVDXMFPXR7QGMKDG22WPPJCXH2X3L7 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-1 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-2 | 2023-11-07 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 25 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "25" | - |
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| X.org Search vendor "X.org" | Libx11 Search vendor "X.org" for product "Libx11" | <= 1.6.3 Search vendor "X.org" for product "Libx11" and version " <= 1.6.3" | - |
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