VDB
CVE-2016-7943
CVE-2016-7943
PUBLISHED
The XListFonts function in X.org libX11 before 1.6.4 might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via vectors involving length fields, which trigger out-of-bounds write operations.
EPSS 4.29% · 90.2th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
4.29%
90.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libx11 | 0, 2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | libx11 | 2:1.6.1-1ubuntu2, 0, * |
Timeline
- Dec 13, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 30, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7943 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4 third-party-advisory
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3758-2 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3758-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7943 third-party-advisory