CVE-2016-7943

The XListFonts function in X.org libX11 before 1.6.4 might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via vectors involving length fields, which trigger out-of-bounds write operations.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libx11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:35

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GMCVDXMFPXR7QGMKDG22WPPJCXH2X3L7/', 'name': 'FEDORA-2016-0df69ab477', 'tags': ['Third Party Advisory'], 'refsource': 'FEDORA'}
  • () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GMCVDXMFPXR7QGMKDG22WPPJCXH2X3L7/ -
References (UBUNTU) https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-1/ - () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-1/ -
References (GENTOO) https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03 - () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03 -
References (CONFIRM) https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libX11/commit/?id=8c29f1607a31dac0911e45a0dd3d74173822b3c9 - Issue Tracking, Patch () https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libX11/commit/?id=8c29f1607a31dac0911e45a0dd3d74173822b3c9 -
References (UBUNTU) https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-2/ - () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-2/ -
References (BID) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93362 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93362 -
References (MLIST) https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html - Vendor Advisory () https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html -
References (MLIST) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4 -
References (MLIST) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2 -
References (SECTRACK) http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945 -

Information

Published : 2016-12-13 20:59

Updated : 2024-02-28 15:44


NVD link : CVE-2016-7943

Mitre link : CVE-2016-7943

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7943


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Products Affected

fedoraproject

  • fedora

x.org

  • libx11
CWE
CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write