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CVE-2016-10164 Detail

Description

Multiple integer overflows in libXpm before 3.5.12, when a program requests parsing XPM extensions on a 64-bit platform, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via (1) the number of extensions or (2) their concatenated length in a crafted XPM file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.


Severity



CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  9.8 CRITICAL
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3772
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/22/2 Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/7 Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95785 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1865
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXpm/commit/?id=d1167418f0fd02a27f617ec5afd6db053afbe185 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2016-December/058537.html Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-72

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-10164
NVD Published Date:
02/01/2017
NVD Last Modified:
10/17/2023
Source:
MITRE