CVE-2015-3418

high
Published 2016-12-13 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
VIR risk
7.5

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed2:1.16.4-1
debian debianbullseyefixed2:1.16.4-1
debian debianforkyfixed2:1.16.4-1
debian debiansidfixed2:1.16.4-1
debian debiantrixiefixed2:1.16.4-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
x.orgx_server{"endIncluding":"1.16.3"}

References

CWEs

CWE-369

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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.