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.
Published: 2016-12-13
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-685-1 libxi security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-8795 X.org libXi before 1.7.7 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving length fields.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5646-1 libXi vulnerabilities
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00544}

epss

{'score': 0.00416}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:13:21.322Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7946

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-12-13T20:59:11.613

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-7946

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-09-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-7946 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses