VDB
CVE-2016-7952
CVE-2016-7952
PUBLISHED
X.org libXtst before 1.2.3 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a reply in the (1) XRecordStartOfData, (2) XRecordEndOfData, or (3) XRecordClientDied category without a client sequence and with attached data.
EPSS 1.26% · 79.8th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.26%
79.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | libxtst | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libxtst | 0, * |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | libxtst | 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- 1036945 (circl)
- FEDORA-2016-c1d4b1df79 (circl)
- 93375 (circl)
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXtst/commit/?id=9556ad67af3129ec4a7a4f4b54a0d59701beeae3 (circl)
- [xorg-announce] 20161004 X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries (circl)
- [oss-security] 20161004 Re: X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries (circl)
- FEDORA-2016-e6ba110670 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20161004 X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries (circl)
Timeline
- Dec 13, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7952 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://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7952 third-party-advisory