CVE-2016-7942 | BDVDB-2026-79690 Detail
Description#
The XGetImage function in X.org libX11 before 1.6.4 might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via vectors involving image type and geometry, which triggers out-of-bounds read operations.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-2/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93363
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-1/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GMCVDXMFPXR7QGMKDG22WPPJCXH2X3L7/
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libX11/commit/?id=8ea762f94f4c942d898fdeb590a1630c83235c17
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.