7.5 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.018 Low
EPSS
Percentile
88.4%
The XGetImage function in X.org libX11 before 1.6.4 might allow remote X
servers to gain privileges via vectors involving image type and geometry,
which triggers out-of-bounds read operations.
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-7942
lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7942
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7942
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3758-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3758-2
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7942
7.5 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.018 Low
EPSS
Percentile
88.4%