CVE-2016-7942

Critical

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductX.org Libx11
PublishedDec 13, 2016
First seenDec 13, 2016

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
x.org libx11v ≤ 1.6.3—
fedoraproject fedora25—

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CVE-2016-7942 · X.org Libx11 · Dark Radar