CVE-2018-15856

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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2079
https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/commit/842e4351c2c97de6051cab6ce36b4a81e709a0e1	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2018-August/039232.html	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-05	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-2/	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2079
https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/commit/842e4351c2c97de6051cab6ce36b4a81e709a0e1	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2018-August/039232.html	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-05	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-2/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:xkbcommon:xkbcommon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04::::lts:::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-08-25 21:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:51

NVD link : CVE-2018-15856

Mitre link : CVE-2018-15856

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-15856

JSON object : View

Products Affected

xkbcommon

xkbcommon

canonical

ubuntu_linux

CWE

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

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