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CVE-2016-7952

Published: 13 December 2016

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
same commit as CVE-2016-7951
msalatore
patch released in 2:1.2.2-1+deb8u1

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libxtst
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
impish
Released (2:1.2.3-1)
groovy
Released (2:1.2.3-1)
jammy
Released (2:1.2.3-1)
hirsute
Released (2:1.2.3-1)
xenial Needed

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

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H