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CVE-2016-10164 json

Multiple integer overflows in libXpm before 3.5.12, when a program requests parsing XPM extensions on a 64-bit platform, allow remote attac…

published 2017-02-01 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-1352

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.6%
EPSS 7.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

  • libxpm Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:3.5.12-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10164

  • libxpm Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:3.5.10-1ubuntu0.1
  • libxpm Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10164

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  • mesa RHEL 7 17.0.1-6.20170307.el7
  • libXi RHEL 7 1.7.9-1.el7
  • libXt RHEL 7 1.1.5-3.el7
  • libXv RHEL 7 1.0.11-1.el7
  • libdrm RHEL 7 2.4.74-1.el7
  • libICE RHEL 7 1.0.9-9.el7
  • libX11 RHEL 7 1.6.5-1.el7
  • libXaw RHEL 7 1.0.13-4.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:1865

  • xorg-x11-libXpm SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 7.4-3.1
  • libXpm SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 +6 more 3.5.11-5.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:0470-1SUSE-SU-2017:0467-1

  • libxpm Alpine 3.4, Alpine 3.3, Alpine 3.2 3.5.12-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2016-10164

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-10164 updated cvss 5.8

libXpm: Out-of-bounds write in XPM extension parsing

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libXpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libXpm
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libxcb 1.12-1.el7, libXi 1.7.9-1.el7, libXt 1.1.5-3.el7, libICE 1.0.9-9.el7, libX11 1.6.5-1.el7, libXv 1.0.11-1.el7, +35 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) xcb-proto 1.12-2.el7, vulkan 1.0.39.1-2.el7, drm-utils 2.4.74-1.el7, libevdev-utils 1.5.6-1.el7, vulkan-filesystem 1.0.39.1-2.el7, mesa-libOSMesa 17.0.1-6.20170307.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libxcb 1.12-1.el7, libXi 1.7.9-1.el7, libXt 1.1.5-3.el7, libICE 1.0.9-9.el7, libX11 1.6.5-1.el7, libXv 1.0.11-1.el7, +26 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libwacom 0.24-1.el7, xcb-proto 1.12-2.el7, vulkan 1.0.39.1-2.el7, drm-utils 2.4.74-1.el7, libwacom-data 0.24-1.el7, libxkbcommon 0.7.1-1.el7, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libxcb 1.12-1.el7, libXi 1.7.9-1.el7, libXt 1.1.5-3.el7, libICE 1.0.9-9.el7, libX11 1.6.5-1.el7, libXv 1.0.11-1.el7, +35 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libwacom 0.24-1.el7, xcb-proto 1.12-2.el7, vulkan 1.0.39.1-2.el7, drm-utils 2.4.74-1.el7, libwacom-data 0.24-1.el7, libevdev-utils 1.5.6-1.el7, +3 more
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libxcb 1.12-1.el7, libXi 1.7.9-1.el7, libXt 1.1.5-3.el7, libICE 1.0.9-9.el7, libX11 1.6.5-1.el7, libXv 1.0.11-1.el7, +35 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) xcb-proto 1.12-2.el7, vulkan 1.0.39.1-2.el7, drm-utils 2.4.74-1.el7, libevdev-utils 1.5.6-1.el7, vulkan-filesystem 1.0.39.1-2.el7, mesa-libOSMesa 17.0.1-6.20170307.el7, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1865

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Exploit prediction

7.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
  • CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

Sources

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