Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CVE-2016-7947
Summary
Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXrandr before 1.5.1 allow remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds write operations via a crafted response.
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- NETWORK
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- UNCHANGED
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- HIGH
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CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
The software performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published