CVE-2015-0255 describes a vulnerability in X.Org Server versions prior to 1.16.3 and 1.17.1, allowing remote attackers to extract sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service. This is achieved by sending a specially crafted string length value within an XkbSetGeometry request. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially leading to partial confidentiality and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.16.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.