Executive Summary
Summary | |
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Title | libx11, libxrender vulnerability |
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Name | USN-2568-1 | First vendor Publication | 2015-04-13 |
Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2015-04-13 |
Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 7.5 | Attack Range | Network |
Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.10 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: libx11 could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially crafted data. Software Description: - libxrender: X11 Rendering Extension client library - libx11: X11 client-side library Details: Abhishek Arya discovered that libX11 incorrectly handled memory in the MakeBigReq macro. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. In addition, following the macro fix in libx11, a number of other packages have also been rebuilt as security updates including libxrender, libxext, libxi, libxfixes, libxrandr, libsdl1.2, libxv, libxp, and xserver-xorg-video-vmware. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2568-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
% | Id | Name |
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100 % | CWE-189 | Numeric Errors (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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2015-08-04 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2015-1334-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2015-04-15 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-199.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2015-04-14 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3224.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2015-04-14 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-2568-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2014-10-14 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2014-1436.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
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2015-04-20 21:31:36 |
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2015-04-16 21:31:35 |
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2015-04-15 13:28:36 |
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2015-04-13 21:25:44 |
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