Heap Overflow Vulnerability in libXcursor Affects Remote Code Execution
CVE-2015-9262

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Debian
Status
Debian Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 August 2018

What is CVE-2015-9262?

The vulnerability in libXcursor prior to version 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to exploit a one-byte heap overflow through the _XcursorThemeInherits function in library.c. This security issue poses risks of Denial of Service (DoS) and could potentially be leveraged for arbitrary code execution, making it crucial for users to update their versions to mitigate risks associated with this flaw.

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3059
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXcursor/commit/?...
x_refsource_MISC
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3729-1/
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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