VDB-92474 · CVE-2016-5407 · BID 93368

X.org libXv out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability was found in X.org libXv (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The (1) XvQueryAdaptors and (2) XvQueryEncodings functions in X.org libXv before 1.0.11 allow remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds memory access operations via vectors involving length specifications in received data.

The weakness was shared 10/05/2016 by Tobias Stoeckmann with OpenBSD (Website). The advisory is available at openwall.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-5407 since 06/10/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/22/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95647 (openSUSE Security Update : libXv (openSUSE-2016-1423)), 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 157524 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for X.org X11 libraries (ELSA-2017-1865)).

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 (95647). The entries 92463, 92464, 92465 and 92466 are related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 95647
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : libXv (openSUSE-2016-1423)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for libXv FEDORA-2016-f71cc44cf8
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Patch: cgit.freedesktop.org

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10/05/2016 +117 days 🔍
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Vendor: x.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2016-5aa206bd16
Researcher: Tobias Stoeckmann
Organization: OpenBSD
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5407 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036945
SecurityFocus: 93368 - X.Org libXv CVE-2016-5407 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/06/2016 21:12
Updated: 09/22/2022 14:48
Changes: 10/06/2016 21:12 (66), 05/03/2019 23:50 (16), 09/22/2022 14:48 (5)
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