All errata/sisyphus/ALT-PU-2016-2373-1
ALT-PU-2016-2373-1

Package update libX11 in branch sisyphus

Version1.6.4-alt1
Published2016-11-30
Max severityCRITICAL
Severity:

Closed issues (2)

CVE-2016-7942
CRITICAL9.8

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.

Published: 2016-12-13Modified: 2025-04-12
CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS 3.xCRITICAL 9.8
CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2016-7943
CRITICAL9.8

The XListFonts function in X.org libX11 before 1.6.4 might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via vectors involving length fields, which trigger out-of-bounds write operations.

Published: 2016-12-13Modified: 2025-04-12
CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS 3.xCRITICAL 9.8
CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H