libXrender: Insufficient validation of server responses results out-of-bounds write in XRenderQueryFilters
Published Dec 13, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.72%
Description
The XRenderQueryFilters function in X.org libXrender before 0.9.10 allows remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds write operations via vectors involving filter name lengths.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 0.9.9
Configuration 2
- 24
- 25
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libXrender
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libXrender
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libXrender
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libXrender | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libXrender | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libXrender | 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 | 2.72% (0.02718) | 85.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.67% (0.02666) | 83.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00637) | 68.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.72% (0.02719) | 76.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00637) | 68.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.37% (0.01372) | 86.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 1.37% (0.01372) | 86.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.97% (0.00971) | 81.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01049) | 81.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01035) | 81.58th | 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/93369 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7950 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381928 Issue Tracking
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXrender/commit/?id=8fad00b0b647ee662ce4737ca15be033b7a21714 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7WCKZFMZ76APAVMIRCUKKHEB4GAS7ZUP/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZHUT5YOSWVMBJNWZGUQNZRBFIZKRM4A6/ 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-2016-7950
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7950
Change history (0)
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