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CVE-2016-7944

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 3.40%

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-2016-7944
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
3.40%

Original NVD Description

Integer overflow in X.org libXfixes before 5.0.3 on 32-bit platforms might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via a length value of INT_MAX, which triggers the client to stop reading data and get out of sync.