SB2016101936 - Out-of-bounds write in libxrandr (Alpine package)
Published: October 19, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016101936
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7948)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
X.org libXrandr before 1.5.1 allows remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds write operations by leveraging mishandling of reply data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.