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.
Priority
Low
CVSS 3 base score: 7.5
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
libxi Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(1.7.7)
|
| Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla) |
Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Needed
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
|
Patches: Upstream: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXi/commit/?id=19a9cd607de73947fcfb104682f203ffe4e1f4e5 |
||
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | same commit as CVE-2016-7945 |
| mdeslaur | possible regression: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=98204 |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7946
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian