CVE-2018-14599

CRITICAL

libX11 <1.6.5 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0173
EPSS Percentile 82.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-193
Status published
Products (10)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
debian/debian_linux 8.0
fedoraproject/fedora 28
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0
x.org/libx11 < 1.6.5
Published Aug 24, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026