SB2016100560 - Fedora 24 update for libXv
Published: October 5, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016100560
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-2016-5407)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The (1) XvQueryAdaptors and (2) XvQueryEncodings functions in X.org libXv before 1.0.11 allow remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds memory access operations via vectors involving length specifications in received data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.