High severity · published Dec 13, 2016
CVE-2016-7952
X.org libXtst before 1.2.3 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a reply in the (1) XRecordStartOfData, (2) XRecordEndOfData, or (3)…
7.5
CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
X.org libXtst before 1.2.3 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a reply in the (1) XRecordStartOfData, (2) XRecordEndOfData, or (3) XRecordClientDied category without a client sequence and with attached data.
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)2.3% · higher than 83% 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.org
through 1.2.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7952
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7952
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/93375
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/
More from Fedora
10.0
CVE-2021-44228
Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints
10.0
CVE-2015-3306
ProFTPD Improper Access Control Vulnerability
9.8
CVE-2024-4577
Argument Injection in PHP-CGI
9.8
CVE-2021-44026
Roundcube Webmail SQL Injection Vulnerability
9.8
CVE-2021-42013
Path Traversal and Remote Code Execution in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.49 and 2.4.50 (incomplete fix of CVE-2021-41773)