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CVE-2016-5407

Published: 13 December 2016

The (1) XvQueryAdaptors and (2) XvQueryEncodings functions in X.org libXv before 1.0.11 allow remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds memory access operations via vectors involving length specifications in received data.

Notes

AuthorNote
msalvatore
patch released in 2:1.0.10-1+deb8u1

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libxv
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
impish
Released (2:1.0.11-1)
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic
Released (2:1.0.11-1)
cosmic
Released (2:1.0.11-1)
disco
Released (2:1.0.11-1)
eoan
Released (2:1.0.11-1)
focal
Released (2:1.0.11-1)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
upstream
Released (2:1.0.10-1+deb8u1, 1.0.11)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
groovy
Released (2:1.0.11-1)
jammy
Released (2:1.0.11-1)
hirsute
Released (2:1.0.11-1)
xenial
Released (2:1.0.10-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
Patches:
upstream: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXv/commit/?id=d9da580b46a28ab497de2e94fdc7b9ff953dab17

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H