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CVE-2016-7942
December 13, 2016
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.
Related Resources (12)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93363
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GMCVDXMFPXR7QGMKDG22WPPJCXH2X3L7/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-2/
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7942
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libX11/commit/?id=8ea762f94f4c942d898fdeb590a1630c83235c17
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-1/
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7942
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-787
EPSS
Base Score:
3.08