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CVE-2016-10164
Published:February 01, 2017
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (10)
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXpm/commit/?id=d1167418f0fd02a27f617ec5afd6db053afbe185
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1865
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-72
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10164
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2016-December/058537.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/22/2
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3772
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95785
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10164
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/7
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-787
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CWE-190
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
3.74