Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2015-0255 |
CWE-ID | CWE-200 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
xorg-server Other software / Other software solutions |
Vendor | xorg.freedesktop.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU32437
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0255
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.
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.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsxorg-server: 1.12.1 - 1.20.6
CPE2.3http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0073.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00085.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00086.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.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
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2500-1
http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2015-02-10/
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.