USN-6407-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2023-43785)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2023-10-03 16:57 – Updated: 2026-04-27 14:11 – Source website
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libx11 vulnerabilities
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Gregory James Duck discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain keyboard symbols. If a user were tricked into connecting to a malicious X server, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libx11 to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-43785)

Yair Mizrahi discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain malformed XPM image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted XPM image file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume memory, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-43786)

Yair Mizrahi discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain malformed XPM image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted XPM image file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libx11 to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-43787)

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