CVE-2016-7950

Published: Dec 13, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (3)

Products: X.org: Libxrender · Fedoraproject: Fedora

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
X.org Libxrender	Up to 0.9.9

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 24
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 25

Related CWEs

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (18)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2

Source: security@opentext.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4

Source: security@opentext.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93369

Source: security@opentext.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945

Source: security@opentext.com

https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXrender/commit/?id=8fad00b0b647ee662ce4737ca15be033b7a21714

Source: security@opentext.com

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7WCKZFMZ76APAVMIRCUKKHEB4GAS7ZUP/

Source: security@opentext.com

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZHUT5YOSWVMBJNWZGUQNZRBFIZKRM4A6/

Source: security@opentext.com

https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html

Source: security@opentext.com

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03

Source: security@opentext.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2