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CVE-2015-0255

Public on 2015-02-13
Modified on 2015-05-05
Description

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the X.Org server handled XkbGetGeometry requests. A malicious, authorized client could use this flaw to disclose portions of the X.Org server memory, or cause the X.Org server to crash using a specially crafted XkbGetGeometry request.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
3.6
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 xorg-x11-server 2015-05-05 15:55 ALAS-2015-519

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 3.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
NVD CVSSv2 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P