Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting libx11 package, versions <2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-LIBX11-597373
  • published31 Jul 2020
  • disclosed5 Aug 2020

Introduced: 31 Jul 2020

CVE-2020-14344  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 libx11 to version 2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.3 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An integer overflow leading to a heap-buffer overflow was found in The X Input Method (XIM) client was implemented in libX11 before version 1.6.10. As per upstream this is security relevant when setuid programs call XIM client functions while running with elevated privileges. No such programs are shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

CVSS Scores

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