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Improper Input Validation Affecting libxtst package, versions *

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.98% (84th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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Red Hat
5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBXTST-310025
  • published 13 Dec 2016
  • disclosed 13 Dec 2016
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Introduced: 13 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-7952 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-20 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-284 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 libxtst.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxtst package and not the libxtst package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 without a client sequence and with attached data.

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