CVE-2016-5407

The (1) XvQueryAdaptors and (2) XvQueryEncodings functions in X.org libXv before 1.0.11 allow remote X servers to trigger out-of-bounds memory access operations via vectors involving length specifications in received data.

Published: 2016-12-13 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-5407 is rated High Risk (70.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.53%, 90th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-5407

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-20 4.56% 4.53% -0.04%
2 2026-06-15 2.75% 4.56% +1.81%
3 2026-06-12 — 2.75% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-5407

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-5407

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-5407

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2016-5407 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libxv), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5407
gentoo high CVE-2016-5407: 1 GLSA(s) (201704-03), 8 atom(s) (x11-base/xorg-server, x11-libs/libICE, …); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2016-5407
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5407
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5407/
ubuntu low CVE-2016-5407 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libxv), 16 status rows across 16 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): released 11, ignored 4, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5407

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-5407

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
x.org libxv <= 1.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 24 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 25 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-5407

URL Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93368 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036945 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXv/commit/?id=d9da580b46a28ab497de2e94fdc7b9ff953dab17 Issue Tracking Patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3IA7BLB4C3JOYVU6UASGUJQJKUF6TO7E/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AE2VJOFA3EZA566RERQB54TFY56FROZR/
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-03
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