libxcursor: 1-byte heap-based overflow in _XcursorThemeInherits function in library.c
Published Aug 1, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.68%
Description
_XcursorThemeInherits in library.c in libXcursor before 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause denial of service or potentially code execution via a one-byte heap overflow.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 8.0
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
Configuration 3
- < 1.1.15
Configuration 4
- 3.3
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
freeglut-0:3.0.0-8.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libX11-0:1.6.5-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libXcursor-0:1.1.15-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libXfont-0:1.5.4-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libXfont2-0:2.0.3-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libXres-0:1.2.0-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libdrm-0:2.4.91-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libepoxy-0:1.5.2-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libglvnd-1:1.0.1-0.8.git5baa1e5.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libinput-0:1.10.7-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libwacom-0:0.30-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libxcb-0:1.13-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
mesa-0:18.0.5-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
mesa-demos-0:8.3.0-10.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
tigervnc-0:1.8.0-13.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
vulkan-0:1.1.73.0-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xcb-proto-0:1.13-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xkeyboard-config-0:2.24-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-drv-ati-0:18.0.1-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-drv-dummy-0:0.3.7-1.el7.1
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-drv-evdev-0:2.10.6-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-drv-fbdev-0:0.5.0-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-drv-intel-0:2.99.917-28.20180530.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-drv-libinput-0:0.27.1-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-drv-mouse-0:1.9.2-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-drv-nouveau-1:1.0.15-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-drv-openchrome-0:0.5.0-3.el7.1
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-drv-qxl-0:0.1.5-4.el7.1
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-drv-synaptics-0:1.9.0-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-drv-v4l-0:0.2.0-49.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-drv-vesa-0:2.4.0-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-drv-vmmouse-0:13.1.0-1.el7.1
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-drv-vmware-0:13.2.1-1.el7.1
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-drv-void-0:1.4.1-2.el7.1
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-drv-wacom-0:0.36.1-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-font-utils-1:7.5-21.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-proto-devel-0:2018.4-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-server-0:1.20.1-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-utils-0:7.5-23.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xorg-x11-xkb-utils-0:7.7-14.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libXcursor
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libXcursor
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
libXcursor
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | freeglut-0:3.0.0-8.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libX11-0:1.6.5-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libXcursor-0:1.1.15-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libXfont-0:1.5.4-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libXfont2-0:2.0.3-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libXres-0:1.2.0-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libdrm-0:2.4.91-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libepoxy-0:1.5.2-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libglvnd-1:1.0.1-0.8.git5baa1e5.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libinput-0:1.10.7-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libwacom-0:0.30-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libxcb-0:1.13-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | mesa-0:18.0.5-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | mesa-demos-0:8.3.0-10.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | tigervnc-0:1.8.0-13.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | vulkan-0:1.1.73.0-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xcb-proto-0:1.13-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xkeyboard-config-0:2.24-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-drv-ati-0:18.0.1-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-drv-dummy-0:0.3.7-1.el7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-drv-evdev-0:2.10.6-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-drv-fbdev-0:0.5.0-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-drv-intel-0:2.99.917-28.20180530.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-drv-libinput-0:0.27.1-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-drv-mouse-0:1.9.2-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-drv-nouveau-1:1.0.15-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-drv-openchrome-0:0.5.0-3.el7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-drv-qxl-0:0.1.5-4.el7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-drv-synaptics-0:1.9.0-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-drv-v4l-0:0.2.0-49.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-drv-vesa-0:2.4.0-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-drv-vmmouse-0:13.1.0-1.el7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-drv-vmware-0:13.2.1-1.el7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-drv-void-0:1.4.1-2.el7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-drv-wacom-0:0.36.1-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-font-utils-1:7.5-21.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-proto-devel-0:2018.4-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-server-0:1.20.1-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-utils-0:7.5-23.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xorg-x11-xkb-utils-0:7.7-14.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libXcursor | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libXcursor | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | libXcursor | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of libXcursor as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.
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:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.68% (0.05677) | 92.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.91% (0.05907) | 92.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 2.69% (0.02694) | 85.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.34% (0.04343) | 87.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.14% (0.13138) | 90.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.75% (0.04746) | 88.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.02% (0.06022) | 93.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2024 | 4.61% (0.04606) | 92.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 4.52% (0.04521) | 92.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 4.25% (0.04250) | 92.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 1, 2024 | 5.34% (0.05339) | 92.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 23, 2023 | 5.52% (0.05517) | 92.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 26, 2023 | 6.77% (0.06774) | 92.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.89% (0.06894) | 92.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.43% (0.04429) | 88.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.43% (0.04429) | 87.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.43% (0.04429) | 70.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3059 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-9262 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90857 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1611599 Issue Tracking
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXcursor/commit/?id=897213f36baf6926daf6d192c709cf627aa5fd05 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00016.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9262
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3729-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9262
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3059 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-9262 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90857 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1611599 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXcursor/commit/?id=897213f36baf6926daf6d192c709cf627aa5fd05 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00016.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9262 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3729-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9262 |
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