Description
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.
References1
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 3 · as of 9 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-125
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