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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2016-7944

Deferred

Source-security@opentext.com

Published At-13 Dec, 2016 | 20:59

Updated At-12 Apr, 2025 | 10:46

Integer overflow in X.org libXfixes before 5.0.3 on 32-bit platforms might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via a length value of INT_MAX, which triggers the client to stop reading data and get out of sync.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	3.0	9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary	2.0	7.5	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CPE Matches

X.Org Foundation

>>libxfixes>>Versions up to 5.0.2(inclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxfixes:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*

Fedora Project

>>fedora>>24

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fedora Project

>>fedora>>25

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-190	Primary	nvd@nist.gov
CWE-264	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2	security@opentext.com	N/A
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4	security@opentext.com	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93361	security@opentext.com	N/A
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945	security@opentext.com	N/A
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfixes/commit/?id=61c1039ee23a2d1de712843bed3480654d7ef42e	security@opentext.com	N/A
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4CE6VJWBMOWLSCH4OP4TAEPIA7NP53ON/	security@opentext.com	N/A
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GE43MDCRGS4R7MRRZNVSLREHRLU5OHCV/	security@opentext.com	N/A
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html	security@opentext.com	N/A
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03	security@opentext.com	N/A
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93361	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfixes/commit/?id=61c1039ee23a2d1de712843bed3480654d7ef42e	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4CE6VJWBMOWLSCH4OP4TAEPIA7NP53ON/	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GE43MDCRGS4R7MRRZNVSLREHRLU5OHCV/	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A

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