libXi: Insufficient validation of server responses result in various data mishandlings
Published Dec 13, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.01%
Description
X.org libXi before 1.7.7 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving length fields.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 24
- 25
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libXi
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libXi
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libXi
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libXi | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libXi | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libXi | 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:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 | 3.01% (0.03009) | 86.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.95% (0.02952) | 85.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 61.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.44% (0.01441) | 87.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 1.44% (0.01441) | 86.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 16, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01020) | 82.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.96% (0.00958) | 81.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 4, 2023 | 0.90% (0.00897) | 80.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2023 | 0.87% (0.00870) | 79.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.86% (0.00858) | 79.73th | 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_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93374 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7946 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381869 Issue Tracking
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXi/commit/?id=19a9cd607de73947fcfb104682f203ffe4e1f4e5 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C3NTWIWSQ575GREBVAOUQUIMDL5CDVGP/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KVTZ2XLPKLASQUIQA2GMKKAUOQIUMM7I/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7946
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7946
Change history (0)
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