CVE-2016-7952
X.org libXtst before 1.2.3 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a reply in the (1) XRecordStartOfData, (2) XRecordEndOfData, or (3) XRecordClientDied category
02 Description
X.org libXtst before 1.2.3 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a reply in the (1) XRecordStartOfData, (2) XRecordEndOfData, or (3) XRecordClientDied category
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.28% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 82.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-12-13 20:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 02:13Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-09-09
- Assigning CNA
- microfocus
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1510ee61913b8c4a34e51dd9ed1bf8aa366532ceb3caa31d1692dd2fdaf3e1a3
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securitytracker.com1036945http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-c1d4b1df79https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AFLHX7WNEUXXDAGR324T35L5P6RRR7GE/
- www.securityfocus.com93375http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93375
- cgit.freedesktop.orghttps://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXtst/commit/?id=9556ad67af3129ec4a7a4f4b54a0d59701beeae3
- lists.x.org[xorg-announce] 20161004 X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client librarieshttps://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20161004 Re: X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client librarieshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-e6ba110670https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RVEUZRHYY3AJEKMFQ4DS7DX3Y2AICFP7/
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20161004 X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client librarieshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libxtst Fixed in 2:1.2.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libxtst Fixed in 2:1.2.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libxtst Fixed in 2:1.2.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libxtst Fixed in 2:1.2.3-1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- libxtst Fixed in 2:1.2.3-1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- libxtst Fixed in 2:1.2.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.