Critical severity · published Dec 13, 2016
CVE-2016-5407
The (1) XvQueryAdaptors and (2) XvQueryEncodings functions in X.org libXv before 1.0.11 allow remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds memory access operations via vectors…
9.8
CVSS
4.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The (1) XvQueryAdaptors and (2) XvQueryEncodings functions in X.org libXv before 1.0.11 allow remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds memory access operations via vectors involving length specifications in received data.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.5% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
24; 25 · source: NVD
LI
Libxv · X.org
through 1.0.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5407
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5407
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93368
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945
Issue Tracking
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXv/commit/?id=d9da580b46a28ab497de2e94fdc7b9ff953dab17
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3IA7BLB4C3JOYVU6UASGUJQJKUF6TO7E/
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