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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-7945: X.Org: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-7945: X.Org: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/13/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
11/08/2023

Description

Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXi before 1.7.7 allow remote X servers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access or infinite loop) via vectors involving length fields.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-base-xorg-server
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-libs-libice
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-libs-libxdmcp
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-libs-libxfixes
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-libs-libxi
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-libs-libxrandr
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-libs-libxrender
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-libs-libxv

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