High severity · published Dec 13, 2016
CVE-2016-7946
X.org libXi before 1.7.7 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving length fields
7.5
CVSS
3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
X.org libXi before 1.7.7 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving length fields.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.0% · higher than 87% 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
Libxi · X.org
through 1.7.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7946
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7946
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93374
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945
cgit.freedesktop.org
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXi/commit/?id=19a9cd607de73947fcfb104682f203ffe4e1f4e5
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C3NTWIWSQ575GREBVAOUQUIMDL5CDVGP/
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