CVE-2016-7943
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-2/
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libX11/commit/?id=8c29f1607a31dac0911e45a0dd3d74173822b3c9
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93362
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-1/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GMCVDXMFPXR7QGMKDG22WPPJCXH2X3L7/
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-2/
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libX11/commit/?id=8c29f1607a31dac0911e45a0dd3d74173822b3c9
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93362
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-1/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GMCVDXMFPXR7QGMKDG22WPPJCXH2X3L7/
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