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TI-2016-08240 Aliases CVE-2016-10164GHSA-fhfv-mh3h-f699

Multiple integer overflows in libXpm before 3.5.12, when a program requests parsing XPM…

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0759 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.5.11Vulnerablex.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.5.11 Vulnerable ·x.org

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2017:1865 Released 2017-08-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    X.org X11 libraries security, bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libICE-1.0.9-9.el7, libX11-1.6.5-1.el7, libX11-common-1.6.5-1.el7 +38
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) drm-utils-2.4.74-1.el7, libICE-devel-1.0.9-9.el7, libX11-devel-1.6.5-1.el7 +44
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libICE-1.0.9-9.el7, libX11-1.6.5-1.el7, libX11-common-1.6.5-1.el7 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) drm-utils-2.4.74-1.el7, libICE-devel-1.0.9-9.el7, libX11-devel-1.6.5-1.el7 +46
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libICE-1.0.9-9.el7, libICE-1.0.9-9.el7.ppc, libICE-devel-1.0.9-9.el7 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) drm-utils-2.4.74-1.el7, libXdmcp-devel-1.1.2-6.el7, libXdmcp-devel-1.1.2-6.el7.ppc +42
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libICE-1.0.9-9.el7, libICE-devel-1.0.9-9.el7, libX11-1.6.5-1.el7 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) drm-utils-2.4.74-1.el7, libXdmcp-devel-1.1.2-6.el7, libXfont-devel-1.5.2-1.el7 +24

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1865
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1865
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1865
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1865
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1865
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1865
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1865
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:1865

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10164
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fhfv-mh3h-f699

References

Patch 4

Advisory 3

  • TI-2022-04476 Untrusted search path in libXpm CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-22834 Infinite loop in libXpm CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-21937 Improper input validation in libXpm CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-23479 Libxpm: out of bounds read in xpmcreatexpmimagefrombuffer() CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

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