CVE-2016-7949
libxrender - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.7%
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) XvQueryAdaptors and (2) XvQueryEncodings functions in X.org libXrender before 0.9.10 allow remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds write operations via vectors involving length fields.
How to fix CVE-2016-7949
To remediate CVE-2016-7949, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libxrender—upgrade to 1:0.9.10-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1:0.9.7-1+deb7u3 or later
Is CVE-2016-7949 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1:0.9.10-1
- from 0, < 1:0.9.7-1+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 |