CVE-2016-10164 Integer overflow in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted XPM files due to integer overflows in libXpm.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2016-10164?

CVE-2016-10164 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-190, CWE-787, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10164?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (12)
libXpm SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1All versions3.5.11-5.1
libXpm SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2All versions3.5.11-5.1
xorg-x11-libXpm SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4All versions7.4-3.1
libXpm SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1All versions3.5.11-5.1
libXpm SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2All versions3.5.11-5.1
libXpm SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2All versions3.5.11-5.1
xorg-x11-libXpm SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4All versions7.4-3.1
libXpm SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1All versions3.5.11-5.1
libXpm SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2All versions3.5.11-5.1
xorg-x11-libXpm SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4All versions7.4-3.1
libXpm SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1All versions3.5.11-5.1
libXpm SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2All versions3.5.11-5.1

Products include X.org Libxpm.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10164?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-10164 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10164 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-10164, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10164, DLA-801-1, DSA-3772-1, GHSA-fhfv-mh3h-f699, MGASA-2017-0035 and 4 more.

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