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 |
|---|---|
| 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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| hirsute |
Released
(1:5.0.3-1)
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| impish |
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) |
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| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
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| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
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| groovy |
Released
(1:5.0.3-1)
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| jammy |
Released
(1:5.0.3-1)
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Patches: upstream: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfixes/commit/?id=61c1039ee23a2d1de712843bed3480654d7ef42e |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |