Out-of-Bounds Affecting libxcursor package, versions <1:1.1.15-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.68% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-LIBXCURSOR-1551284
  • published1 Aug 2018
  • disclosed1 Aug 2018

Introduced: 1 Aug 2018

CVE-2015-9262  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 libxcursor to version 1:1.1.15-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxcursor package and not the libxcursor package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

_XcursorThemeInherits in library.c in libXcursor before 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause denial of service or potentially code execution via a one-byte heap overflow.