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CVE-2015-3418 json

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…

published 2016-12-13 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-3462

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • xorg-server Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:1.16.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3418

  • xorg-server Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.4

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3418

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  • xorg-x11-server RHEL 6 1.15.0-36.el6
  • xorg-x11-server-Xdmx RHEL 6 1.15.0-36.el6
  • xorg-x11-server-Xorg RHEL 6 1.15.0-36.el6
  • xorg-x11-server-Xvfb RHEL 6 1.15.0-36.el6
  • xorg-x11-server-Xnest RHEL 6 1.15.0-36.el6
  • xorg-x11-server-common RHEL 6 1.15.0-36.el6
  • xorg-x11-server-source RHEL 6 1.15.0-36.el6
  • xorg-x11-server-Xephyr RHEL 6 1.15.0-36.el6

red hat advisories RHBA-2015:1445

  • xorg-x11-server SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 +1 more 7.6_1.15.2-28.4

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:1127-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-3418 updated cvss 2.3

xorg-x11-server: divide-by-zero when checking image dimensions

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 xorg-x11-server Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 xorg-x11-server, xorg-x11-server-Xdmx, xorg-x11-server-Xorg, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb, xorg-x11-server-Xnest, xorg-x11-server-common, +3 more
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) xorg-x11-server 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-Xorg 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-common 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr 1.15.0-36.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-Xnest 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-source 1.15.0-36.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) xorg-x11-server 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-Xorg 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-Xnest 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-common 1.15.0-36.el6, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) xorg-x11-server 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-Xorg 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-common 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr 1.15.0-36.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-Xnest 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-source 1.15.0-36.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) xorg-x11-server 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-Xorg 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-common 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr 1.15.0-36.el6
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-Xnest 1.15.0-36.el6, xorg-x11-server-source 1.15.0-36.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2015:1445

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Exploit prediction

2.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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