Resource exhaustion in Xkbcommon Libxkbcommon
CVE-2018-15853
Endless recursion exists in xkbcomp/expr.c in xkbcommon and libxkbcommon before 0.8.1, which could be used by local attackers to crash xkbcommon users by supplying a crafted keymap file that triggers boolean negation.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.005 (42.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Xkbcommon Libxkbcommon
- Xkbcommon
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-15853?
- CVE-2018-15853 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xkbcommon Libxkbcommon, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-08-25.
- How severe is CVE-2018-15853?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.