CVE-2016-5407
The (1) XvQueryAdaptors and (2) XvQueryEncodings functions in X.org libXv before 1.0.11 allow remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds memory access operations via vectors involving length specifications in received data.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The (1) XvQueryAdaptors and (2) XvQueryEncodings functions in X.org libXv before 1.0.11 allow remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds memory access operations via vectors involving length specifications in received data.
- 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
- 4.53% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-125
- Affected
- x.org/libxv · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 4.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93368Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXv/commit/?id=d9da580b46a28ab497de2e94fdc7b9ff953dab17Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3IA7BLB4C3JOYVU6UASGUJQJKUF6TO7E/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AE2VJOFA3EZA566RERQB54TFY56FROZR/
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93368Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXv/commit/?id=d9da580b46a28ab497de2e94fdc7b9ff953dab17Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3IA7BLB4C3JOYVU6UASGUJQJKUF6TO7E/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AE2VJOFA3EZA566RERQB54TFY56FROZR/
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.