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CVE-2016-7944 Details

Description

Integer overflow in X.org libXfixes before 5.0.3 on 32-bit platforms might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via a length value of INT_MAX, which triggers the client to stop reading data and get out of sync.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfixes/commit/?id=61c1039ee23a2d1de712843bed3480654d7ef42e	CVE
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4CE6VJWBMOWLSCH4OP4TAEPIA7NP53ON/	CVE
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GE43MDCRGS4R7MRRZNVSLREHRLU5OHCV/	CVE
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html	CVE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93361	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945	CVE
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfixes/commit/?id=61c1039ee23a2d1de712843bed3480654d7ef42e	[email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4CE6VJWBMOWLSCH4OP4TAEPIA7NP53ON/	[email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GE43MDCRGS4R7MRRZNVSLREHRLU5OHCV/	[email protected]
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html	[email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93361	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945	[email protected]

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-190	Integer Overflow or Wraparound	[email protected]
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
x.org libxfixes	<= 5.0.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxfixes:::::::x86:* Remediation No remediation found in references.
fedoraproject fedora	24 25
CPE cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Source Update	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 1, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 14, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]