CVE-2016-7942

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 4.29%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-12-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE

CVE-2016-7942

Severity

CRITICAL

CVSS

9.8

EPSS

4.29%

Original Filing — NVD Description

The XGetImage function in X.org libX11 before 1.6.4 might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via vectors involving image type and geometry, which triggers out-of-bounds read operations.