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Critical
CVE-2016-7944
Integer overflow in X.org libXfixes before 5.0.3 on 32-bit platforms...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93361
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GE43MDCRGS4R7MRRZNVSLREHRLU5OHCV/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4CE6VJWBMOWLSCH4OP4TAEPIA7NP53ON/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfixes/commit/?id=61c1039ee23a2d1de712843bed3480654d7ef42e
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
libxfixes, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 24, 25
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 13th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.