Is CVE-2016-7952 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-7952 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-7952?

CVE-2016-7952 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-7952?

CVE-2016-7952 has an EPSS score of 2.29% (81th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7952?

Upgrade libxtst on debian 11 to 2:1.2.3-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-7952

HIGHEPSS 81th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

libxtstDebian

Fixed in:2:1.2.3-1CVE-2016-7952

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

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days

81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references8

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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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.