CVE-2015-0255

MediumCVSS 6.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.16.3 and 1.17.x before 1.17.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted string length value in a XkbSetGeometry request.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.4/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 13, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-0255: Medium severity, CVSS 6.4 | Vulnix