USN-3758-1

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    USN-3758-1

    Published: 30 Aug 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: libx11 vulnerabilities

    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)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3758-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7942, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7943, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14598, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14599, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14600

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libx11

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libx11@2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1

    Affected versions

    2:1.6.1-1ubuntu1
    2:1.6.1-1ubuntu2
    2:1.6.2-1ubuntu1
    2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High