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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-14599

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.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.80%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
4.80% probability · 91th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-193
Affected
x.org/libx11 · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.