PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2016-7944Integer overflow
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.
References
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93361
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945
cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfixes/commit/?id=61c1039ee23a2d1de712843bed3480654d7ef42e
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4CE6VJWBMOWLSCH4OP4TAEPIA7NP53ON/
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GE43MDCRGS4R7MRRZNVSLREHRLU5OHCV/
lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
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