MEDIUM
libX11 X library allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a resource mask of 0, which causes libX11 to go into an infinite loop
Published Sep 18, 2001
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.74%
Description
libX11 X library allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a resource mask of 0, which causes libX11 to go into an infinite loop.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 11.0r6
- 11.0r6.1
- 11.0r6.2
- 11.0r6.3
- 11.0r6.4
- 3.3.3
- 3.3.4
- 3.3.5
- 3.3.6
- 4.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.74% 0.01741
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01741
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.74% (0.01741) | 76.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.74% (0.01741) | 74.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.89% (0.00886) | 73.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00536) | 77.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00536) | 76.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.54% (0.00536) | 73.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96146116627474&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1409 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4996 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96146116627474&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1409 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4996 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 18, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 19, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0620
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a