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CVE-2016-7942
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-12-13T20:59:05.957 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:53:47.773

Summary

The XGetImage function in X.org libX11 before 1.6.4 might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via vectors involving image type and geometry, which triggers out-of-bounds read operations.

Affected products

fedoraproject — fedora

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References

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