Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-7953 is a memory handling flaw in X.Org libXvMC before 1.0.10. A remote X server could trigger a buffer underflow using an empty string. The public sources do not define the business impact, so treat it as an exposure reduction issue for systems using X11 client libraries. Exposure is most likely on Linux or Unix systems with X.Org libXvMC earlier than 1.0.10, especially where graphical clients connect to remote or untrusted X servers. The bundle does not identify affected CPEs or specific downstream package versions. Schedule remediation through normal Linux desktop and server patch cycles unless the organization relies on remote X11 workflows. Escalate priority for environments where users connect graphical clients to untrusted or shared X servers. Mitigation focus: Upgrade libXvMC to 1.0.10 or a distribution package containing the upstream fix.; Apply relevant Gentoo, Fedora, or other vendor security updates for X.Org client libraries.; Avoid connecting affected X clients to untrusted remote X servers until updated..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- GLSA-201704-03CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- [xorg-announce] 20161004 X.Org security advisory: Protocol handling issues in X Window System client librariesCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- FEDORA-2016-a236cb3315CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXvMC/commit/?id=2cd95e7da8367cccdcdd5c9b160012d1dec5cbdbCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- FEDORA-2016-37b9932690CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
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