CVE-2016-7942
libx11 - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.2%
Description
The XGetImage function in X.org libX11 before 1.6.4 might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via vectors involving image type and geometry, which triggers out-of-bounds read operations.
How to fix CVE-2016-7942
To remediate CVE-2016-7942, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/libx11—upgrade to 1.6.3-r1 or later
- Debian/libx11—upgrade to 2:1.6.4-1 or later
- —upgrade to 2:1.5.0-1+deb7u3 or later
Is CVE-2016-7942 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.6.3-r1
- from 0, < 2:1.6.4-1
- from 0, < 2:1.5.0-1+deb7u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |