Improper Access Control Affecting libXi package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-LIBXI-1967999
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed25 Sept 2016
Introduced: 25 Sep 2016
CVE-2016-7946 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:7 libXi.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libXi package and not the libXi package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
X.org libXi before 1.7.7 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving length fields.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93374
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXi/commit/?id=19a9cd607de73947fcfb104682f203ffe4e1f4e5
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7946
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C3NTWIWSQ575GREBVAOUQUIMDL5CDVGP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KVTZ2XLPKLASQUIQA2GMKKAUOQIUMM7I/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C3NTWIWSQ575GREBVAOUQUIMDL5CDVGP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KVTZ2XLPKLASQUIQA2GMKKAUOQIUMM7I/