CVE-2016-5407

Description

The (1) XvQueryAdaptors and (2) XvQueryEncodings functions in X.org libXv before 1.0.11 allow remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds memory access operations via vectors involving length specifications in received data.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.79% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory x.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93368 third party advisory vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03 vendor advisory
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4 third party advisory mailing list
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXv/commit/?id=d9da580b46a28ab497de2e94fdc7b9ff953dab17 patch issue tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AE2VJOFA3EZA566RERQB54TFY56FROZR/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3IA7BLB4C3JOYVU6UASGUJQJKUF6TO7E/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5407?
CVE-2016-5407 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5407?
To fix CVE-2016-5407, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-5407 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-5407 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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