CVE-2015-0255
xorg-server - security update
EPSS 4.5%
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-0255
To remediate CVE-2015-0255, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/xorg-server—upgrade to 2:1.16.4-1 or later
- Debian/xorg-server—upgrade to 2:1.7.7-18+deb6u2 or later
- Debian/xorg-server—upgrade to 2:1.12.4-6+deb7u6 or later
Is CVE-2015-0255 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2:1.16.4-1
- from 0, < 2:1.7.7-18+deb6u2
- from 0, < 2:1.12.4-6+deb7u6