CVE-2016-7946

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

X.org libXi before 1.7.7 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving length fields.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-284

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 13, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-7946: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix