UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14599

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14599
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14599.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14599
Related
Published
2018-08-24T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:39Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libx11

Package

Name
libx11
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libx11@2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

2:1.*

2:1.6.1-1ubuntu1
2:1.6.1-1ubuntu2
2:1.6.2-1ubuntu1
2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-6",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-6-dbg",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-6-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-6-udeb",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-6-udeb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-data",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-doc",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-xcb-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-xcb-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-xcb1",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-xcb1-dbg",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-xcb1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1"
        }
    ],
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libx11

Package

Name
libx11
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libx11@2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

2:1.*

2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-6",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-6-dbg",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-6-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-6-udeb",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-6-udeb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-data",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-doc",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-xcb-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-xcb-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-xcb1",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-xcb1-dbg",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-xcb1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1"
        }
    ],
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / libx11

Package

Name
libx11
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libx11@2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2:1.*

2:1.6.4-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-6",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-6-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-6-udeb",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-data",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-doc",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-xcb-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-xcb1",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libx11-xcb1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}