CVE-2018-14600
LibX11 Signed Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description
An issue was discovered in libX11 through 1.6.5. The function XListExtensions in ListExt.c interprets a variable as signed instead of unsigned, resulting in an out-of-bounds write (of up to 128 bytes), leading to DoS or remote code execution.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 24, 2018, 7:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 6, 2019, 5:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-14600 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-14600.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/08/21/6 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105177 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041543 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2079 | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102068 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libX11/commit/?id=dbf72805fd9d7b1846fe9a11b46f3994bfc27fea | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00030.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2018-August/002916.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-01 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-14600 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-14600 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 06, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2079 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-01 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-01 Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-01 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102068 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102068 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2018-August/002916.html No Types Assigned https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2018-August/002916.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libX11/commit/?id=dbf72805fd9d7b1846fe9a11b46f3994bfc27fea No Types Assigned https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libX11/commit/?id=dbf72805fd9d7b1846fe9a11b46f3994bfc27fea Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00030.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00030.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105177 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105177 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041543 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041543 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/08/21/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/08/21/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-787 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libx11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.6.5 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 31, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3758-2/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105177 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00030.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 25, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041543 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-14600 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-14600
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Exploit Prediction
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5.22 }} 0.17%
score
0.93029
percentile