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CVE-2015-0255 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0073.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00085.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00086.html CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0797.html CVE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
x.org x server
<= 1.16.3
1.17.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
opensuse opensuse
13.1
13.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

20 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-0255
NVD Published Date:
Feb 13, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-0255 Details - Not Deferred