CVE-2015-9262 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Q: What is CVE-2015-9262?

CVE-2015-9262 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). _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.

Q: How severe is CVE-2015-9262?

CVE-2015-9262 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2015-9262?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Debian Debian Linux, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, X Libxcursor, Redhat Ansible Tower, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop.

Vulnerability Description

_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.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
X	Libxcursor	< 1.1.15
Redhat	Ansible Tower	3.3
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Desktop	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Workstation	7.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3059Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90857PatchThird Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXcursor/commit/?id=897213f36baf6926daf6PatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00016.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3729-1/Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3059Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90857PatchThird Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXcursor/commit/?id=897213f36baf6926daf6PatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00016.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3729-1/Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2015-9262?

CVE-2015-9262 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). _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.

How severe is CVE-2015-9262?

CVE-2015-9262 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2015-9262?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Debian Debian Linux, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, X Libxcursor, Redhat Ansible Tower, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop.