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CVE-2015-9262
_XcursorThemeInherits in library.c in libXcursor before 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause denial of service or potentially code…
Critical9.8EPSS 5.7%
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- mitre
Description
_XcursorThemeInherits in library.c in libXcursor before 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause denial of service or potentially code execution via a one-byte heap overflow.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.7% · top 7.0% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- RHSA-2018:3059 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXcursor/commit/?id=897213f36baf6926daf6d192c709cf627aa5fd05 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-3729-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:3505 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180818 [SECURITY] [DLA-1469-1] libxcursor security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90857 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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