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

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE

CVE-2016-7942

Severity

CRITICAL

CVSS

9.8

EPSS

4.29%

Original 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.