Heap-based buffer overflow in libXcursor - CVE-2015-9262
Published: February 11, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17462
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-9262
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: X.org
Affected software:
libXcursor
libXcursor
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in _XcursorThemeInherits in library.c. A remote attacker can trigger a one-byte heap overflow and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-9262
Install update from vendor's website.