Buffer overflow in X.org Libxpm
CVE-2016-10164
Multiple integer overflows in libXpm before 3.5.12, when a program requests parsing XPM extensions on a 64-bit platform, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via (1) the number of extensions or (2) their concatenated length in a crafted XPM file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.075 (93.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- X.org Libxpm
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10164?
- CVE-2016-10164 is a critical-severity vulnerability in X.org Libxpm, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-02-01.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10164?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.