High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 13, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-7952
CVE-2016-7952
Description
X.org libXtst before 1.2.3 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a reply in the (1) XRecordStartOfData, (2) XRecordEndOfData, or (3) XRecordClientDied category without a client sequence and with attached data.
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
8- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93375nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945nvd
- cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXtst/commit/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AFLHX7WNEUXXDAGR324T35L5P6RRR7GE/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RVEUZRHYY3AJEKMFQ4DS7DX3Y2AICFP7/nvd
- lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.htmlnvd
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