CVE Catalog
CVE-2016-7944
CriticalSummary
Integer overflow in X.org libXfixes before version 5.0.3 on 32-bit platforms may allow remote X servers to gain privileges via a length value of INT_MAX, causing the client to stop reading data and get out of sync.
Risk Assessment
The risk to the organization involves the potential for unauthorized privilege escalation by remote X servers, which could lead to serious security breaches.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the libXfixes library to version 5.0.3 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.