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HistoryMay 23, 2022 - 12:00 a.m.

libXfixes vulnerability

2022-05-2300:00:00
ubuntu.com
45
libxfixes
ubuntu
16.04
esm
denial of service
arbitrary code execution
inputs.

CVSS2

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

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

CVSS3

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

10

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.013

Percentile

85.8%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

  • libxfixes - X11 miscellaneous fixes extension library

Details

Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXfixes incorrectly handled certain
inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

CVSS2

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

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

CVSS3

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

10

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.013

Percentile

85.8%