Critical severity · published Dec 13, 2016
CVE-2016-7951
Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXtst before 1.2.3 allow remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds memory access operations by leveraging the lack of range checks
9.8
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXtst before 1.2.3 allow remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds memory access operations by leveraging the lack of range checks.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/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)2.4% · higher than 84% 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
Libxtst · X
through 1.2.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7951
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7951
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/93370
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945
cgit.freedesktop.org
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXtst/commit/?id=9556ad67af3129ec4a7a4f4b54a0d59701beeae3
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AFLHX7WNEUXXDAGR324T35L5P6RRR7GE/
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