CVE-2016-7942

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2016-09-25
Bugzilla:
1381859: CVE-2016-7942 libX11: Insufficient validation of server responses in XGetImage()

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2016-7942 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 2.9
Base Metrics AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Adjacent Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.1
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libX11 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libX11 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libX11 Will not fix

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