SB2016101940 - Input validation error in libxtst (Alpine package)
Published: October 19, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016101940
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7952)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.