Out-of-Bounds Affecting libxvmc package, versions <2:1.0.10-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.91% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2010-LIBXVMC-1028106
  • published13 Dec 2016
  • disclosed13 Dec 2016

Introduced: 13 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-7953  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.10 libxvmc to version 2:1.0.10-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxvmc package and not the libxvmc package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer underflow in X.org libXvMC before 1.0.10 allows remote X servers to have unspecified impact via an empty string.