CVE-2016-7952 Information

Description

X.org libXtst before 1.2.3 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a reply in the (1) XRecordStartOfData (2) XRecordEndOfData or (3) XRecordClientDied category without a client sequence and with attached data.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

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/93375 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945 https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXtst/commit/?id=9556ad67af3129ec4a7a4f4b54a0d59701beeae3 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AFLHX7WNEUXXDAGR324T35L5P6RRR7GE/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RVEUZRHYY3AJEKMFQ4DS7DX3Y2AICFP7/ https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5