CVE-2016-7946
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.0%
Description
X.org libXi before 1.7.7 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving length fields.
How to fix CVE-2016-7946
To remediate CVE-2016-7946, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/libxi—upgrade to 1.7.4-r1 or later
- Debian/libxi—upgrade to 2:1.7.8-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-7946 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.7.4-r1
- from 0, < 2:1.7.8-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |