CVE-2016-7948
X.Org libXrandr Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
X.org libXrandr before 1.5.1 allows remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds write operations by leveraging mishandling of reply data.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 13, 2016, 8:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 2:58 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93373 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945 Added Reference https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXrandr/commit/?id=a0df3e1c7728205e5c7650b2e6dce684139254a6 Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/74FFOHWYIKQZTJLRJWDMJ4W3WYBELUUG/ Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y7662OZWCSTLRPKS6R3E4Y4M26BSVAAM/ Added Reference https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source SUSE OpenText -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference OpenText http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945 [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXrandr/commit/?id=a0df3e1c7728205e5c7650b2e6dce684139254a6 [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03 [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4 [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/74FFOHWYIKQZTJLRJWDMJ4W3WYBELUUG/ [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2 [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93373 [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y7662OZWCSTLRPKS6R3E4Y4M26BSVAAM/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference SUSE http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945 Removed Reference SUSE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2 Removed Reference SUSE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4 Removed Reference SUSE http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93373 Removed Reference SUSE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/Y7662OZWCSTLRPKS6R3E4Y4M26BSVAAM/ Removed Reference SUSE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/74FFOHWYIKQZTJLRJWDMJ4W3WYBELUUG/ Removed Reference SUSE https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html Removed Reference SUSE https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXrandr/commit/?id=a0df3e1c7728205e5c7650b2e6dce684139254a6 Removed Reference SUSE https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxrandr:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93373 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93373 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/Y7662OZWCSTLRPKS6R3E4Y4M26BSVAAM/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/Y7662OZWCSTLRPKS6R3E4Y4M26BSVAAM/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/74FFOHWYIKQZTJLRJWDMJ4W3WYBELUUG/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/74FFOHWYIKQZTJLRJWDMJ4W3WYBELUUG/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html No Types Assigned https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXrandr/commit/?id=a0df3e1c7728205e5c7650b2e6dce684139254a6 No Types Assigned https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXrandr/commit/?id=a0df3e1c7728205e5c7650b2e6dce684139254a6 Issue Tracking, Patch Added CWE CWE-787
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7948 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-7948
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.37 }} 0.40%
score
0.86255
percentile