CVE-2018-15859
XkbCommon NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Crash Vulnerability
Description
Unchecked NULL pointer usage when parsing invalid atoms in ExprResolveLhs in xkbcomp/expr.c in xkbcommon before 0.8.2 could be used by local attackers to crash (NULL pointer dereference) the xkbcommon parser by supplying a crafted keymap file, because lookup failures are mishandled.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 25, 2018, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 6, 2019, 5:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-15859
vulnerability.
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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-2018-15859.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2079 | |
| https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/commit/bb4909d2d8fa6b08155e449986a478101e2b2634 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2018-August/039243.html | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-05 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
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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. 19, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-05 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-05 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* OR *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:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-2/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 31, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-05 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 23, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2018-August/039243.html No Types Assigned https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2018-August/039243.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/commit/bb4909d2d8fa6b08155e449986a478101e2b2634 No Types Assigned https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/commit/bb4909d2d8fa6b08155e449986a478101e2b2634 Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xkbcommon:libxkbcommon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.8.1 *cpe:2.3:a:xkbcommon:xkbcommon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.8.1 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-1/ [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-15859 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-15859
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.12360
percentile