CVE-2016-10164
Multiple integer overflows in libXpm before 3.5.12, when a program requests parsing XPM extensions on a 64-bit platform, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via (1) the number of extensions…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple integer overflows in libXpm before 3.5.12, when a program requests parsing XPM extensions on a 64-bit platform, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via (1) the number of extensions or (2) their concatenated length in a crafted XPM file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.59% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-190, CWE-787
- Affected
- x.org/libxpm
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 7.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3772
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/22/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95785Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1865
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXpm/commit/?id=d1167418f0fd02a27f617ec5afd6db053afbe185Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2016-December/058537.htmlIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-72
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3772
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/22/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95785Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1865
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXpm/commit/?id=d1167418f0fd02a27f617ec5afd6db053afbe185Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2016-December/058537.htmlIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-72
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.