xorg-x11-server: divide-by-zero when checking image dimensions
Published Dec 13, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.31%
Description
The ProcPutImage function in dix/dispatch.c in X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.16.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero and crash) via a zero-height PutImage request.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
xorg-x11-server-0:1.15.0-36.el6
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1445
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xorg-x11-server
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-server
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xorg-x11-server-0:1.15.0-36.el6 | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1445 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xorg-x11-server | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-server | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02314) | 82.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.27% (0.02270) | 80.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00497) | 63.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 74.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 72.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 70.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00623) | 75.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74328 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3418 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216020 Issue Tracking
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=dc777c346d5d452a53b13b917c45f6a1bad2f20b x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2015-February/002532.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3418
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-64 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3418
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74328 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3418 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216020 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=dc777c346d5d452a53b13b917c45f6a1bad2f20b | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2015-February/002532.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3418 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-64 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3418 |
Change history (0)
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