Denial of Service Vulnerability in X.org libXi by The X.Org Foundation
CVE-2016-7946

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

X.org

Status
Libxi
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 December 2016

What is CVE-2016-7946?

The libXi component of X.org before version 1.7.7 contains a vulnerability that allows remote X servers to exploit length field vectors, potentially leading to an infinite loop denial of service. This can severely disrupt system operations, highlighting the need for immediate updates to secure affected systems.

References

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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