Out-of-bounds read in libX11's byte-oriented codeset parser
An out-of-bounds read in libX11's byte-oriented codeset parser in libX11 before 1.8.14 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached X clients.
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Vulnerabilities published for libx11 in the last 30 days: 3. Listed in the KEV catalogue: 0.
Vulnerabilities: 5
An out-of-bounds read in libX11's byte-oriented codeset parser in libX11 before 1.8.14 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached X clients.
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libX11's XIM trigger-key registration parser in libX11 before 1.8.14 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached X clients.
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libX11's XIM (X Input Method) attribute parser in libX11 before 1.8.14 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached X clients.
A malicious X server could exploit a buffer overflow in libX11 before 1.8.14 during handling of XkbGetMap overflowing the key_sym_map.
A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Xorg-x11-server due to a lack of authentication for X11 clients. This flaw allows an attacker to take control of an X application by impersonating the server it is expecting to connect to.
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