libxtst — security advisory

{
  "id": "0c8a7ffce7941c2734290c23d51a04a000def7ad8c340cb4475251155ea286cc",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7952",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7952",
    "summary": "X.org libXtst before 1.2.3 allows remote X servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a reply in the (1) XRecordStartOfData, (2) XRecordEndOfData, or (3) XRecordClientDied category without a client sequence and with attached data.",
    "evidence": "osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7952",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "libxtst",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2:1.2.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2:1.2.2-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "libxtst",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2:1.2.3-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "libxtst",
          "evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2:1.2.3-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/2/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7952",
      "aliases": [
        "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7952"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        },
        {
          "type": "Ubuntu",
          "score": "low"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "2:1.2.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "libxtst",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxtst?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Fxenial",
            "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
          },
          "versions": [
            "2:1.2.2-1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7952.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "binaries": [
              {
                "binary_name": "libxtst6",
                "binary_version": "2:1.2.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
              }
            ],
            "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "2:1.2.3-1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "libxtst",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxtst?arch=source&distro=bionic",
            "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7952.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "binaries": [
              {
                "binary_name": "libxtst6",
                "binary_version": "2:1.2.3-1"
              }
            ],
            "availability": "No subscription required"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "2:1.2.3-1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "libxtst",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxtst?arch=source&distro=focal",
            "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7952.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "binaries": [
              {
                "binary_name": "libxtst6",
                "binary_version": "2:1.2.3-1"
              }
            ],
            "availability": "No subscription required"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T16:45:57.326257259Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2016-7952"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7952",
        "https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2016-October/002720.html",
        "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7952",
        "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8939-1"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2016-7952",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 389766,
  "published_at": "2016-12-13T20:59:00+00:00"
}