CVE-2016-7946
Published: 13 December 2016
X.org libXi before 1.7.7 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving length fields.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | same commit as CVE-2016-7945 |
| mdeslaur | possible regression: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=98204 |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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libxi Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
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| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
|
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| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
|
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| disco |
Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
|
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| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
|
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| focal |
Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
|
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| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
|
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| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
|
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| impish |
Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
|
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| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
|
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| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
|
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| precise |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
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| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
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| upstream |
Released
(1.7.7)
|
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| xenial |
Released
(2:1.7.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
|
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| yakkety |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
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| zesty |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
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Patches: upstream: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXi/commit/?id=19a9cd607de73947fcfb104682f203ffe4e1f4e5 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |