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nvd[email protected]NVD:CVE-2018-15856
HistoryAug 25, 2018 - 9:29 p.m.

CVE-2018-15856

2018-08-2521:29:01
CWE-835
web.nvd.nist.gov
1

2.1 Low

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

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

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.6%

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.

Affected configurations

NVD
Node
xkbcommonxkbcommonRange<0.8.1
Node
canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch14.04lts
OR
canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch16.04lts
OR
canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch18.04lts

2.1 Low

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

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

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.6%