CVE-2016-7942
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 13, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Sep 9, 2016
Description
The XGetImage function in X.org libX11 before 1.6.4 might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via vectors involving image type and geometry, which triggers out-of-bounds read operations.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 1036945vdb-entry
- USN-3758-2vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201704-03vendor-advisory
- 93363vdb-entry
- [xorg-announce] 20161004 X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client librariesmailing-list
- [oss-security] 20161004 Re: X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client librariesmailing-list
- [oss-security] 20161004 X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client librariesmailing-list
- USN-3758-1vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2016-0df69ab477vendor-advisory
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libX11/commit/?id=8ea762f94f4c942d898fdeb590a1630c83235c17
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