CVE-2015-3418

Publication date 13 December 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
xorg-server 15.04 vivid
Fixed 2:1.16.2.901-1ubuntu3
14.10 utopic
Fixed 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.4
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.15
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
xorg-server-lts-quantal 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.10 utopic Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
xorg-server-lts-raring 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.10 utopic Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
xorg-server-lts-saucy 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.10 utopic Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
xorg-server-lts-trusty 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.10 utopic Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2~precise3
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
xorg-server-lts-utopic 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.10 utopic Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release

Notes

tyhicks

Introduced by the fix for CVE-2014-8092

mdeslaur

included by 0038-CVE-2014-8092-dix-allow-zero-height-putimage-requests.patch in https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2436-1

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
xorg-server

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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