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Status published
Medium
CVE-2015-0255
X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.16.3 and 1.17.x...
Vulnerability Description
X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.16.3 and 1.17.x before 1.17.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted string length value in a XkbSetGeometry request.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00085.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0073.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72578
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3160
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2500-1
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2015-02-10/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00086.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0797.html
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Affected Vendor
x.org
View all reports →Affected Software
x server, opensuse
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.17.0, 13.1, 13.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 13th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.