CVE-2016-7944
Published: 13 December 2016
Integer overflow in X.org libXfixes before 5.0.3 on 32-bit platforms might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via a length value of INT_MAX, which triggers the client to stop reading data and get out of sync.
Notes
Author | Note |
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msalvatore |
patch released in 1:5.0.1-2+deb8u1 |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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libxfixes
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
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bionic |
Released
(1:5.0.3-1)
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cosmic |
Released
(1:5.0.3-1)
|
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disco |
Released
(1:5.0.3-1)
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eoan |
Released
(1:5.0.3-1)
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focal |
Released
(1:5.0.3-1)
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groovy |
Released
(1:5.0.3-1)
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hirsute |
Released
(1:5.0.3-1)
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impish |
Released
(1:5.0.3-1)
|
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jammy |
Released
(1:5.0.3-1)
|
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precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
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upstream |
Released
(1:5.0.1-2+deb8u1, 5.0.3)
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xenial |
Released
(1:5.0.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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Patches:
upstream: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfixes/commit/?id=61c1039ee23a2d1de712843bed3480654d7ef42e |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 9.8 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |