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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2015-3418: X.Org X Server: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2015-3418: X.Org X Server: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/13/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
11/08/2023

Description

The ProcPutImage function in dix/dispatch.c in X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.16.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero and crash) via a zero-height PutImage request.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-base-xorg-server

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