CVE-2016-7942
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7942
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-7942.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-7942
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-12-13T20:59:05.957Z
- Modified
- 2025-11-14T04:50:52.460200Z
- Severity
-
- 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
-
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93363
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libX11/commit/?id=8ea762f94f4c942d898fdeb590a1630c83235c17
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GMCVDXMFPXR7QGMKDG22WPPJCXH2X3L7/
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-2/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
Affected packages
Git / gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libX11
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libX11
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedLast affected
Affected versions
Other
MODULAR_COPY
XACE-SELINUX-MERGE
XORG-6_7_99_1
XORG-6_7_99_2
XORG-6_7_99_902
XORG-6_7_99_903
XORG-6_8_1
XORG-6_8_99_10
XORG-6_8_99_13
XORG-6_8_99_14
XORG-6_8_99_15
XORG-6_8_99_6
XORG-6_8_99_7
XORG-6_8_99_9
XORG-6_8_99_900
XORG-6_8_99_901
XORG-6_8_99_902
XORG-6_8_99_903
XORG-6_99_99_900
XORG-6_99_99_901
XORG-6_99_99_902
XORG-6_99_99_903
XORG-6_99_99_904
XORG-MAIN
libX11-1_0_1
libX11-1_0_2
libX11-1_0_3
libX11-1.*
libX11-1.0.99.1
libX11-1.0.99.2
libX11-1.1
libX11-1.1-RC1
libX11-1.1-RC2
libX11-1.1.1
libX11-1.1.2
libX11-1.1.3
libX11-1.1.4
libX11-1.1.99.2
libX11-1.2
libX11-1.2.1
libX11-1.2.2
libX11-1.2.99.901
libX11-1.3
libX11-1.3.1
libX11-1.3.2
libX11-1.3.3
libX11-1.3.4
libX11-1.3.99.901
libX11-1.3.99.902
libX11-1.3.99.903
libX11-1.4.0
libX11-1.4.1
libX11-1.4.2
libX11-1.4.3
libX11-1.4.4
libX11-1.4.99.1
libX11-1.4.99.901
libX11-1.4.99.902
libX11-1.5.0
libX11-1.5.99.901
libX11-1.5.99.902
libX11-1.6.0
libX11-1.6.1
libX11-1.6.2
libX11-1.6.3