Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-7948
X.org libXrandr before 1.5.1 allows remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds write operations by leveraging mishandling of reply data.
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-7948
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.97%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 82 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-7948
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST |
9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-7948
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-7948
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https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html
X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client librariesVendor Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
X.Org: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201704-03) — Gentoo security
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945
X Client Library Bugs Let Remote and Local Users Deny Service or Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTrackerThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93373
X.Org libXrandr CVE-2016-7948 Multiple Unspecified Security VulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4
oss-security - Re: X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client librariesMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXrandr/commit/?id=a0df3e1c7728205e5c7650b2e6dce684139254a6
xorg/lib/libXrandr - X Resize and Rotate Extension C Library (mirrored from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxrandr)Issue Tracking;Patch
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y7662OZWCSTLRPKS6R3E4Y4M26BSVAAM/
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: libXrandr-1.5.1-1.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsThird Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2
oss-security - X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client librariesMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/74FFOHWYIKQZTJLRJWDMJ4W3WYBELUUG/
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: libXrandr-1.5.1-1.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsThird Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2016-7948
- cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxrandr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*