VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-7942
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability4.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-12-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write