CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-7946

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

LibXi versions before 1.7.7 allow remote X servers to cause a denial of service via an infinite loop involving length fields.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can cause service disruptions for applications using libXi, potentially impacting organizational operations.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update libXi to version 1.7.7 or later to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

X.org libXi before 1.7.7 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving length fields.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS