SB2016100556 - Fedora 24 update for libXvMC
Published: October 5, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016100556
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7953)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Buffer underflow in X.org libXvMC before 1.0.10 allows remote X servers to have unspecified impact via an empty string.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.