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CVE-2016-7942
Published: Dec 13, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The XGetImage function in X.org libX11 before 1.6.4 might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via vectors involving image type and geometry, which triggers out-of-bounds read operations.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
1036945
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
USN-3758-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
GLSA-201704-03
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
93363
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
[xorg-announce] 20161004 X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[oss-security] 20161004 Re: X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[oss-security] 20161004 X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
USN-3758-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
FEDORA-2016-0df69ab477
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
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