CVE-2016-7952 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 witho...
HighCVSS 7.5
EPSS 2.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/libxtst(Debian:12) | < 2:1.2.3-1 | 2:1.2.3-1 |
| debian/libxtst(Debian:13) | < 2:1.2.3-1 | 2:1.2.3-1 |
| debian/libxtst(Debian:14) | < 2:1.2.3-1 | 2:1.2.3-1 |
| fedoraproject fedora | = 24 | No fix listed |
| fedoraproject fedora | = 25 | No fix listed |
| x.org libXtst | <= 1.2.2 | No fix listed |
| alpine/libxtst(Alpine:v3.2) | < 1.2.2-r1 | 1.2.2-r1 |
| alpine/libxtst(Alpine:v3.3) | < 1.2.2-r1 | 1.2.2-r1 |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2016-7952 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20161004 X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20161004 Re: X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries mailing-list
- 93375 vdb-entry
- 1036945 vdb-entry
- cgit.freedesktop.org
- FEDORA-2016-c1d4b1df79 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2016-e6ba110670 vendor-advisory
- [xorg-announce] 20161004 X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries mailing-list
- security.alpinelinux.org vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking