Is CVE-2016-5407 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-5407 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-5407?

CVE-2016-5407 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-5407?

CVE-2016-5407 has an EPSS score of 4.53% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5407?

Upgrade libxv on debian 11 to 2:1.0.11-1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-5407

CRITICALEPSS 90th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

libxvDebian

Fixed in:2:1.0.11-1CVE-2016-5407

libxvUbuntu

Fixed in:2:1.0.10-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1USN-5449-1

libxv1Ubuntu

Fixed in:2:1.0.10-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1USN-5449-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

4.53%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

cgit.freedesktop.org

Vendor Advisory1

lists.x.org

Third-Party Advisory4

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.