CVE-2015-0255

Published: Feb 13, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

6.4

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 4.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (4)

Products: X.org: X Server · Opensuse: Opensuse

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
X.org X Server	Up to 1.16.3
X.org X Server	Version 1.17.0

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.2

Related CWEs

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

References (26)

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0073.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00085.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00086.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0797.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3160

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72578

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2500-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2015-02-10/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0073.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00085.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00086.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0797.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3160

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72578

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2500-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2015-02-10/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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