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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-10164 · published 1 February 2017

CVE-2016-10164: X.org libxpm memory buffer overflow vulnerability

XX.Org · Libxpm

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.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 7.6% · top 5.7% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflowCWE-190 · Integer overflow
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
7.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3772
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/22/2 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/7 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95785 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1865
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXpm/commit/?id=d1167418f0fd02a27f617ec5afd6db053afbe185 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2016-December/058537.html Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-72
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3772
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/22/2 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/7 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95785 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1865
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXpm/commit/?id=d1167418f0fd02a27f617ec5afd6db053afbe185 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2016-December/058537.html Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-72

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-10164), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.