CVE-2016-7943
moderate-risk
Published 2016-12-13
The XListFonts function in X.org libX11 before 1.6.4 might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via vectors involving length fields, which trigger out-of-bounds write operations.
Do I need to act?
~
4.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (2)
Libx11
Affected Vendors
References (20)
47
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
8/34 · Low
Exposure
7/34 · Low