Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-7953
Buffer underflow in X.org libXvMC before 1.0.10 allows remote X servers to have unspecified impact via an empty string.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Products affected by CVE-2016-7953
- cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxvmc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-7953
1.91%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 89 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-7953
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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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
|
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-2016-7953
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-7953
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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://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXvMC/commit/?id=2cd95e7da8367cccdcdd5c9b160012d1dec5cbdb
xorg/lib/libXvMC - X.org libXvMC library. (mirrored from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxvmc)Issue Tracking;Patch
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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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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DLZ3CBE3LKTSHIQYM6RKZYJ5PJ5IGTYG/
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: libXvMC-1.0.10-1.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsThird Party Advisory
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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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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93371
X.Org libXvMC CVE-2016-7953 Memory Corruption VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M4SI52ZOHOK6524DI2TOW4DX6HPKNFNB/
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: libXvMC-1.0.10-1.fc25 - 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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