Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | libx11 vulnerabilities |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-3758-1 | First vendor Publication | 2018-08-30 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2018-08-30 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in libx11. Software Description: - libx11: X11 client-side library Details: Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information (CVE-2016-7942) Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. (CVE-2016-7943) It was discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-14598, CVE-2018-14599, CVE-2018-14600) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: ﾃつ libx11-6ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ 2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1 ﾃつ libx11-devﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ 2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: ﾃつ libx11-6ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ 2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1 ﾃつ libx11-devﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ 2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: ﾃつ libx11-6ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ 2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1 ﾃつ libx11-devﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ ﾃつ 2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: ﾃつ https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3758-1 ﾃつ CVE-2016-7942, CVE-2016-7943, CVE-2018-14598, CVE-2018-14599, ﾃつ CVE-2018-14600 Package Information: ﾃつ https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1 ﾃつ https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1 ﾃつ https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libx11/2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1 |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3758-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 50 % | CWE-787 | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
| 17 % | CWE-264 | Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls |
| 17 % | CWE-193 | Off-by-one Error |
| 17 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessusﾂｮ Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2018-11-09 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201811-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-08-30 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-1482.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-08-23 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_fe99d3caa63a11e8a7c654e1ad3d6335.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-08-22 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2018-233-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-04-11 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201704-03.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-15 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-0df69ab477.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-01 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2016-305-02.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2018-08-31 17:21:48 |
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| 2018-08-30 21:19:17 |
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