CVE-2016-7951
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
9.8
Description
Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXtst before 1.2.3 allow remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds memory access operations by leveraging the lack of range checks.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7951
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7951.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2:1.2.3-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2:1.2.3-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2:1.2.3-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2:1.2.3-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2:1.2.3-1 |
| fedora | 24 | affected | |
| fedora | 25 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| x | libxtst | {"endIncluding":"1.2.2"} | |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93370
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXtst/commit/?id=9556ad67af3129ec4a7a4f4b54a0d59701beeae3
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AFLHX7WNEUXXDAGR324T35L5P6RRR7GE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RVEUZRHYY3AJEKMFQ4DS7DX3Y2AICFP7/
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7951.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7951
CWEs
CWE-125 CWE-190
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.