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
Author | Note |
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sbeattie | same commit as CVE-2016-7951 |
msalatore | patch released in 2:1.2.2-1+deb8u1 |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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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)
|
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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 |