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CVE-2018-15856

Published: Aug 25, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-835
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 65.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

An infinite loop when reaching EOL unexpectedly in compose/parser.c (aka the keymap parser) in xkbcommon before 0.8.1 could be used by local attackers to cause a denial of service during parsing of crafted keymap files.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-835

Affected Products

xkbcommon
oss-projectaka libxkbcommon
xkbcommonLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2079
access.redhat.com
https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/commit/842e4351c2c97de6051cab6ce36b4a81e709a0e1
github.com
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2018-August/039232.html
lists.freedesktop.org
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