Buffer overflow in X Libxcursor

CVE-2015-9262

_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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.059 (92.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-9262?
CVE-2015-9262 is a critical-severity vulnerability in X Libxcursor, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2015-9262?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.