CVE-2016-7943: X.org Libx11 vulnerability
X.org · Libx11
Fixed in 1.6.4 · Affected: X.org Libx11 before 1.6.4 · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 91% of scored CVEs
Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.
DescriptionCVE.org
The 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.
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- Exploitation
- Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- X.org
- Published
- December 2016
CoverageNo articles yet
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-787cwe.mitre.org
- Vendor advisoryusn.ubuntu.com
- Vendor advisorysecurity.gentoo.org
- Vendor advisoryusn.ubuntu.com
- Vendor advisorylists.fedoraproject.org
- securitytracker.com/id/1036945securitytracker.com
- cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libX11/commit/?id=8c29f1607a31dac0cgit.freedesktop.org
- securityfocus.com/bid/93362securityfocus.com
- Mailing listlists.x.org
- Mailing listopenwall.com
- Mailing listopenwall.com