xorg-x11-server: information leak in the XkbSetGeometry request of X servers
Published Feb 13, 2015
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.50%
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 products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
xorg-x11-server-0:1.15.0-26.el6_6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0797
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-server-0:1.15.0-33.ael7b_1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0797
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xorg-x11-server
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xorg-x11-server-0:1.15.0-26.el6_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0797 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-server-0:1.15.0-33.ael7b_1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0797 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xorg-x11-server | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.50% (0.04502) | 91.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.50% (0.04502) | 90.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 6.91% (0.06906) | 91.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 8.19% (0.08186) | 91.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.47% (0.02471) | 83.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.06% (0.04057) | 80.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 2.47% (0.02471) | 83.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.67% (0.03668) | 87.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.72% (0.05724) | 93.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 25, 2024 | 6.82% (0.06823) | 94.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7.88% (0.07878) | 93.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0073.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00085.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00086.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0797.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3160 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72578 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2500-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2015-02-10/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0255 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1189062 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0255
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0255
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