CVE-2016-7948: fedoraproject fedora Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2016-7948UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7948DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7948
Published 13-12-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-7948 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 3.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
3.88%
0%100%
Low · +0.25 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 4Timeline
- 13-12-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
X.org libXrandr before 1.5.1 allows remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds write operations by leveraging mishandling of reply data.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.88%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
90%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.25 pp
From 3.63% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score3.88%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Alpine1 product
- libxrandr< 1.5.0-r1
Debian1 product
- libxrandr< 2:1.5.1-1
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL24 | 25
Ubuntu1 product
- libxrandr< 2:1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 2:1.5.1-1
X.org1 product
- libxrandr≤ 1.5.0
5 vendors · 5 products
