CriticalFix available
libx11 — security advisory
An issue was discovered in libX11 through 1.6.5. The function XListExtensions in ListExt.c is vulnerable to an off-by-one error caused by malicious server responses, leading to DoS or possibly unspecified other impact.
- Products
- libx11
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2:1.6.6-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2018-14599
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 00:07 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
An issue was discovered in libX11 through 1.6.5. The function XListExtensions in ListExt.c is vulnerable to an off-by-one error caused by malicious server responses, leading to DoS or possibly unspecified other impact.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14599
libx11
Fixed versions: 2:1.6.6-1
libx11
Fixed versions: 2:1.6.6-1
libx11
Fixed versions: 2:1.6.6-1
Complete source record
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