Buffer overflow in X.org Libxrandr
CVE-2016-7948
X.org libXrandr before 1.5.1 allows remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds write operations by leveraging mishandling of reply data.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.036 (89.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- X.org Libxrandr
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 24, 25
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945 (vdb-entry)
- cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXrandr/commit/
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4 (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93373 (vdb-entry)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7948?
- CVE-2016-7948 is a critical-severity vulnerability in X.org Libxrandr, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7948?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.