CVE-2018-14599 (GCVE-0-2018-14599)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-08-24 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 09:29
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
An issue was discovered in libX11 through 1.6.5. The function XListExtensions in ListExt.c is vulnerable to an off-by-one error caused by malicious server responses, leading to DoS or possibly unspecified other impact.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105177 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
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| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
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Date Public
2018-08-21 00:00
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