Integer overflow in X.org libXfixes before 5.0.3 on 32-bit platforms might allow remote X servers to gain privileges via a length value of INT_MAX, which triggers the client to stop reading data and get out of sync.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:13:21.517Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-7944

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-12-13T20:59:08.893

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-7944

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2016-7944 - Bugzilla

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