Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2016-7948 |
CWE-ID | CWE-787 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
libxrandr Other software / Other software solutions |
Vendor | xorg.freedesktop.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU32232
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7948
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
X.org libXrandr before 1.5.1 allows remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds write operations by leveraging mishandling of reply data.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionslibxrandr: 1.5.0
External linkshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93373
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXrandr/commit/?id=a0df3e1c7728205e5c7650b2e6dce684139254a6
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/74FFOHWYIKQZTJLRJWDMJ4W3WYBELUUG/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y7662OZWCSTLRPKS6R3E4Y4M26BSVAAM/
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.