VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-0255
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…
MEDIUM 6.4EPSS 4.50%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.50%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.50% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- x.org/x server · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0073.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00085.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00086.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0797.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3160
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72578
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2500-1
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2015-02-10/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0073.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00085.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00086.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0797.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3160
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72578
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2500-1
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2015-02-10/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.