CVE-2015-0255
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0255
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-0255.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-0255
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2015-02-13T15:59:09Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-29T13:42:30Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
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- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0073.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.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2500-1
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2015-02-10/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00085.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00086.html
- 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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0255
Affected packages
Debian:11 / xorg-server
Package
- Name
- xorg-server
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/xorg-server?arch=source
Debian:12 / xorg-server
Package
- Name
- xorg-server
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/xorg-server?arch=source
Debian:13 / xorg-server
Package
- Name
- xorg-server
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/xorg-server?arch=source
Debian:14 / xorg-server
Package
- Name
- xorg-server
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/xorg-server?arch=source