CVE-2016-7950: fedoraproject fedora Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7950DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7950
Published 13-12-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-7950 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 2.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.72%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 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
The XRenderQueryFilters function in X.org libXrender before 0.9.10 allows remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds write operations via vectors involving filter name lengths.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 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 3 agree
- 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
2.72%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.72% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score2.72%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- libxrender< 1:0.9.10-1
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL24 | 25
Ubuntu1 product
- libxrenderAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1:0.9.9-0ubuntu1+esm1
X.org1 product
- libxrender≤ 0.9.9
4 vendors · 4 products
