Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in XGetImage Function of libX11

CVE-2016-7942 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The XGetImage function in X.org libX11 before 1.6.4 might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via vectors involving image type and geometry, which triggers out-of-bounds read operations.

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