Base Score

HIGH7.5

CVE-2016-7946

X.org libXi before 1.7.7 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving length fields.

VectorNETWORK

Published Bysecurity@opentext.com

Published DateDec 13, 2016, 20:59

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-284

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

7.5

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Base Severity

HIGH

Version

3.0

Attack Vector (AV)

NETWORK

Attack Complexity (AC)

LOW

Privileges Required (PR)

NONE

User Interaction (UI)

NONE

Scope (S)

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

HIGH

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93374
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXi/commit/?id=19a9cd607de73947fcfb104682f203ffe4e1f4e5
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C3NTWIWSQ575GREBVAOUQUIMDL5CDVGP/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KVTZ2XLPKLASQUIQA2GMKKAUOQIUMM7I/
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03

Base Score

HIGH7.5

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-284

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

7.5

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Base Severity

HIGH

Version

3.0

Attack Vector (AV)

NETWORK

Attack Complexity (AC)

LOW

Privileges Required (PR)

NONE

User Interaction (UI)

NONE

Scope (S)

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

HIGH