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CVE-2016-7951

Published: 13 December 2016

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
same commit as CVE-2016-7952
msalatore
patch released in 2:1.2.2-1+deb8u1

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libxtst
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
impish Not vulnerable
(1.2.3-1)
groovy Not vulnerable
(1.2.3-1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(1.2.3-1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(1.2.3-1)
xenial Needed

kinetic Not vulnerable
(1.2.3-1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(1.2.3-1)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(1.2.3-1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(1.2.3-1)
disco Not vulnerable
(1.2.3-1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(1.2.3-1)
focal Not vulnerable
(1.2.3-1)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
upstream
Released (2:1.2.2-1+deb8u1, 1.2.3-1)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
mantic Not vulnerable
(1.2.3-1)
Patches:
upstream: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXtst/commit/?id=9556ad67af3129ec4a7a4f4b54a0d59701beeae3

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H