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9.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in X.org libXrender (affected version unknown) and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The XRenderQueryFilters function in X.org libXrender before 0.9.10 allows remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds write operations via vectors involving filter name lengths.
The weakness was released 10/05/2016 by Tobias Stoeckmann with OpenBSD (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. The public release was coordinated with X.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-7950 since 09/09/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/22/2022).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95804 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : xorg-x11-libXrender (SUSE-SU-2016:3115-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169243 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for X Window System client libraries (SUSE-SU-2016:2505-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (95804). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 92463, 92464, 92465 and 92466.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6
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Class: Out-of-bounds writeCWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 95804
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : xorg-x11-libXrender (SUSE-SU-2016:3115-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 802894
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for libXrender FEDORA-2016-8877cf648b
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: cgit.freedesktop.org
Timeline
09/09/2016 🔍10/04/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: x.orgAdvisory: FEDORA-2016-8877cf648b
Researcher: Tobias Stoeckmann
Organization: OpenBSD
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7950 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036945
SecurityFocus: 93369 - X.Org libXrender CVE-2016-7950 Out of Bounds Write Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 10/06/2016 21:12Updated: 09/22/2022 14:43
Changes: 10/06/2016 21:12 (70), 05/03/2019 23:16 (12), 09/22/2022 14:43 (4)
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