SB2016101941 - Buffer overflow in libxvmc (Alpine package)
Published: October 19, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016101941
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.