CVE detail
CVE-2016-7951
Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXtst before 1.2.3 allow remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds memory access operations by leveraging the lack of range checks.
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Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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X.Org released patches and updates to fix several flaws found in many client libraries that could be exploited to cause DoS and escalate privileges. X.Org is a widely used open-source implementation of the X Windows System (aka X11 or X-Windows) that is the graphical windowing system adopted by Unix and Linux operating systems. A set […]
newssecurityaffairs.comOct 7, 2016, 1:48 PMX.Org developers released patches and updates to address over a dozen vulnerabilities found in several client libraries. The flaws can be exploited by local or remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition or escalate privileges.
newswww.securityweek.comOct 7, 2016, 9:23 AM
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