CVE-2018-14598

An issue was discovered in XListExtensions in ListExt.c in libX11 through 1.6.5. A malicious server can send a reply in which the first string overflows, causing a variable to be set to NULL that will be freed later on, leading to DoS (segmentation fault).
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 73%
VendorProductVersion
x.orglibx11
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≤ 1.6.5
canonicalubuntu_linux
12.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
16.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
18.04
debiandebian_linux
8.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
libx11
bullseye (security)
2:1.7.2-1+deb11u2
fixed
bullseye
2:1.7.2-1+deb11u2
fixed
wheezy
no-dsa
bookworm
2:1.8.4-2+deb12u2
fixed
bookworm (security)
2:1.8.4-2+deb12u2
fixed
trixie
2:1.8.7-1
fixed
sid
2:1.8.10-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
libx11
bionic
Fixed 2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1
released
xenial
Fixed 2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1
released
trusty
Fixed 2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1
released
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/08/21/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105177
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041543
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2079
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102073
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libX11/commit/?id=e83722768fd5c467ef61fa159e8c6278770b45c2
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00030.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YGARUV66TS5OOSLR5A76BUB7SDV6GO4F/
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2018-August/002916.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-01
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-2/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/08/21/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105177
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041543
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2079
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102073
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libX11/commit/?id=e83722768fd5c467ef61fa159e8c6278770b45c2
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00030.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YGARUV66TS5OOSLR5A76BUB7SDV6GO4F/
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2018-August/002916.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-01
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-2/