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Improper Input Validation Affecting libx11 package, versions <1.6.6-r0

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0.0
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0
10

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE315-LIBX11-1927481
  • published 25 Sep 2018
  • disclosed 24 Aug 2018
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Introduced: 24 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-14598 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-20 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.15 libx11 to version 1.6.6-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libx11 package and not the libx11 package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.15 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in XListExtensions in ListExt.c in libX11 through 1.6.5. A malicious server can send a reply in which the first string overflows, causing a variable to be set to NULL that will be freed later on, leading to DoS (segmentation fault).

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