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CVE-2016-7942

CVSS 3.0
9.8 critical
EPSS
4%p91
Published
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Modified
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Description · NVD

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.

Vendors
fedoraprojectx.org
Products
fedora, libx11
Weakness
CWE-264, CWE-787
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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