SB2016121372 - Out-of-bounds write in xorg.freedesktop libxrandr
Published: December 13, 2016 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016121372
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) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7948)
The 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://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
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXrandr/commit/?id=a0df3e1c7728205e5c7650b2e6dce684139254a6
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/74FFOHWYIKQZTJLRJWDMJ4W3WYBELUUG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y7662OZWCSTLRPKS6R3E4Y4M26BSVAAM/
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03