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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…
Medium6.4EPSS 4.3%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.3% · top 8.8% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (13)
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0337 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201504-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0073.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 72578 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDVSA-2015:119 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3160 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- USN-2500-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2015-02-10/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0338 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:0797 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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