5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-15864
Xkbcommon NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description

Unchecked NULL pointer usage in resolve_keysym in xkbcomp/parser.y 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 a map access attempt can occur for a map that was never created.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 25, 2018, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 6, 2019, 5:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-15864 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Xkbcommon libxkbcommon
2 Xkbcommon xkbcommon
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
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-2018-15864.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2079
https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/commit/a8ea7a1d3daa7bdcb877615ae0a252c189153bd2 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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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-15864 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.

  • 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://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/commit/a8ea7a1d3daa7bdcb877615ae0a252c189153bd2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/commit/a8ea7a1d3daa7bdcb877615ae0a252c189153bd2 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    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
    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]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.05635

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