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CVE-2016-7945

Published: 13 December 2016

Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXi before 1.7.7 allow remote X servers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access or infinite loop) via vectors involving length fields.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
same commit for CVE-2016-7946
mdeslaur
possible regression: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=98204

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libxi
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
disco Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
focal Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
impish Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
upstream
Released (1.7.7)
xenial
Released (2:1.7.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
groovy Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(2:1.7.8-1)
Patches:
upstream: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXi/commit/?id=19a9cd607de73947fcfb104682f203ffe4e1f4e5

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H