Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 13, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-5407
CVE-2016-5407
Description
The (1) XvQueryAdaptors and (2) XvQueryEncodings functions in X.org libXv before 1.0.11 allow remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds memory access operations via vectors involving length specifications in received data.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
9- cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXv/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93368nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3IA7BLB4C3JOYVU6UASGUJQJKUF6TO7E/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AE2VJOFA3EZA566RERQB54TFY56FROZR/nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03nvd
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