SB2016102011 - Integer overflow in libxfixes (Alpine package)
Published: October 20, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016102011
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) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7944)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Integer overflow in X.org libXfixes before 5.0.3 on 32-bit platforms might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via a length value of INT_MAX, which triggers the client to stop reading data and get out of sync.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.