libXv: Insufficient validation of server responses results in out-of bounds accesses
Published Dec 13, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.53%
Description
The (1) XvQueryAdaptors and (2) XvQueryEncodings functions in X.org libXv before 1.0.11 allow remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds memory access operations via vectors involving length specifications in received data.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 24
- 25
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libXv
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libXv
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libXv
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libXv | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libXv | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libXv | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.53% (0.04526) | 91.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.56% (0.04564) | 90.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.79% (0.01790) | 81.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.13% (0.04129) | 80.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.79% (0.01790) | 81.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00661) | 80.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00661) | 78.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00661) | 76.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00517) | 73.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00510) | 72.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93368 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5407 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381931 Issue Tracking
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXv/commit/?id=d9da580b46a28ab497de2e94fdc7b9ff953dab17 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3IA7BLB4C3JOYVU6UASGUJQJKUF6TO7E/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AE2VJOFA3EZA566RERQB54TFY56FROZR/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5407
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5407
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.