CVE-2018-15864

Unchecked NULL pointer usage in resolve_keysym in xkbcomp/parser.y in xkbcommon before 0.8.2 could be used by local attackers to crash (NULL pointer…

published August 25, 2018

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
36.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Unchecked NULL pointer usage in resolve_keysym in xkbcomp/parser.y in xkbcommon before 0.8.2 could be used by local attackers to crash (NULL pointer dereference) the xkbcommon parser by supplying a crafted keymap file, because a map access attempt can occur for a map that was never created.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00433 · 36.2th percentile
Published
2018-08-25T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 AUG 21:00Z
    Unchecked NULL pointer usage in resolve_keysym in xkbcomp/parser.y in xkbcommon before 0.8.2 could be used by local attackers to crash (NULL pointer…
    cvelistv5