High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 13, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-7946
CVE-2016-7946
Description
X.org libXi before 1.7.7 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving length fields.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
9- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93374nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945nvd
- cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXi/commit/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C3NTWIWSQ575GREBVAOUQUIMDL5CDVGP/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KVTZ2XLPKLASQUIQA2GMKKAUOQIUMM7I/nvd
- lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03nvd
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