CVE-2016-7948
published 2016-12-13CVE-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.
PriorityP348critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
3.63%
88.2th percentile
X.org libXrandr before 1.5.1 allows remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds write operations by leveraging mishandling of reply data.
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | libxrandr | < libxrandr 2:1.5.1-1 (bookworm) | libxrandr 2:1.5.1-1 (bookworm) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| x.org | libxrandr | <= 1.5.0 | — |
| x.org | libxrandr | >= 0 < 2:1.5.1-1 | 2:1.5.1-1 |
| x.org | libxrandr | >= 0 < 2:1.5.1-1 | 2:1.5.1-1 |
| x.org | libxrandr | >= 0 < 2:1.5.1-1 | 2:1.5.1-1 |
| x.org | libxrandr | >= 0 < 2:1.5.1-1 | 2:1.5.1-1 |
| x.org | libxrandr | >= 0 < 2:1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | 2:1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8LOW
vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.8CRITICAL
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Ubuntu
libXrandr vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2022-05-18·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-7947 [CRITICAL] libXrandr vulnerabilities
Title: libXrandr vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in libXrandr.
Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXrandr incorrectly handled certain
responses. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2016-7947, CVE-2016-7948)
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
libXrandr: Insufficient validation of server responses result in various data mishandlings
vendor_redhat·2016-09-25·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-7948 [CRITICAL] libXrandr: Insufficient validation of server responses result in various data mishandlings
libXrandr: Insufficient validation of server responses result in various data mishandlings
X.org libXrandr before 1.5.1 allows remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds write operations by leveraging mishandling of reply data.
Package: libXrandr (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: libXrandr (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: libXrandr (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2016-7948: libxrandr - X.org libXrandr before 1.5.1 allows remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds wr...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-7948 [CRITICAL] CVE-2016-7948: libxrandr - X.org libXrandr before 1.5.1 allows remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds wr...
X.org libXrandr before 1.5.1 allows remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds write operations by leveraging mishandling of reply data.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2:1.5.1-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2:1.5.1-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2:1.5.1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2:1.5.1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2:1.5.1-1)
OSV
libxrandr vulnerabilities
osv·2022-05-18·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-7947 [CRITICAL] libxrandr vulnerabilities
libxrandr vulnerabilities
Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXrandr incorrectly handled certain
responses. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2016-7947, CVE-2016-7948)
GHSA
GHSA-8ppr-4hxc-fw99: X
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2016-7948 [CRITICAL] CWE-787 GHSA-8ppr-4hxc-fw99: X
X.org libXrandr before 1.5.1 allows remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds write operations by leveraging mishandling of reply data.
OSV
CVE-2016-7948: X
osv·2016-12-13·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-7948 [CRITICAL] CVE-2016-7948: X
X.org libXrandr before 1.5.1 allows remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds write operations by leveraging mishandling of reply data.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-7948 libXrandr: Insufficient validation of server responses result in various data mishandlings
bugzilla·2016-10-05·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-7948 [CRITICAL] CVE-2016-7948 libXrandr: Insufficient validation of server responses result in various data mishandlings
CVE-2016-7948 libXrandr: Insufficient validation of server responses result in various data mishandlings
It was found that when receiving a response from the server protocol data is not validated sufficiently. This results in various data mishandlings.
Upstream patch:
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXrandr/commit/?id=a0df3e1c7728205e5c7650b2e6dce684139254a6
External References:
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html
CVE assignment:
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/17
Discussion:
Created libXrandr tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1381874]
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-7947 CVE-2016-7948 libXrandr: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-10-05·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-7947 [CRITICAL] CVE-2016-7947 CVE-2016-7948 libXrandr: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-7947 CVE-2016-7948 libXrandr: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fedora. Whil
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93373http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXrandr/commit/?id=a0df3e1c7728205e5c7650b2e6dce684139254a6https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/74FFOHWYIKQZTJLRJWDMJ4W3WYBELUUG/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y7662OZWCSTLRPKS6R3E4Y4M26BSVAAM/https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93373http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXrandr/commit/?id=a0df3e1c7728205e5c7650b2e6dce684139254a6https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/74FFOHWYIKQZTJLRJWDMJ4W3WYBELUUG/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y7662OZWCSTLRPKS6R3E4Y4M26BSVAAM/https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
2016-12-13
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