usn-2500-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2015-02-17 12:26
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
xorg-server, xorg-server-lts-trusty, xorg-server-lts-utopic vulnerabilities
Details
Olivier Fourdan discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled XkbSetGeometry requests resulting in an information leak. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or remotely, could use this issue to possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2015-0255)
It was discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled certain trapezoids. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or remotely, could use this issue to possibly crash the server. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-6424)
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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}
]
}
],
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}
},
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"availability": "No subscription required",
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
"binary_name": "xserver-xorg-xmir",
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},
{
"binary_name": "xvfb",
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"2:1.14.3-3ubuntu3",
"2:1.14.3-3ubuntu4",
"2:1.14.3-5ubuntu1",
"2:1.14.4-1ubuntu1",
"2:1.14.4-1ubuntu2",
"2:1.14.4.901-0ubuntu2",
"2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2",
"2:1.14.5-1ubuntu4",
"2:1.15.0-1ubuntu1",
"2:1.15.0-1ubuntu2",
"2:1.15.0-1ubuntu3",
"2:1.15.0-1ubuntu4",
"2:1.15.0-1ubuntu6",
"2:1.15.0-1ubuntu7",
"2:1.15.1-0ubuntu1",
"2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2",
"2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.1",
"2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.4",
"2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.5",
"2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6"
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},
{
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{
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}
]
}
],
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}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "xorg-server-source-lts-utopic",
"binary_version": "2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2~trusty2"
},
{
"binary_name": "xserver-xephyr-lts-utopic",
"binary_version": "2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2~trusty2"
},
{
"binary_name": "xserver-xorg-core-lts-utopic",
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},
{
"binary_name": "xserver-xorg-dev-lts-utopic",
"binary_version": "2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2~trusty2"
},
{
"binary_name": "xwayland-lts-utopic",
"binary_version": "2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2~trusty2"
}
]
},
"package": {
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"name": "xorg-server-lts-utopic",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/xorg-server-lts-utopic@2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2~trusty2?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
},
"ranges": [
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{
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}
],
"versions": [
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]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "Olivier Fourdan discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled\nXkbSetGeometry requests resulting in an information leak. An attacker able\nto connect to an X server, either locally or remotely, could use this issue\nto possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2015-0255)\n\nIt was discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled certain\ntrapezoids. An attacker able to connect to an X server, either locally or\nremotely, could use this issue to possibly crash the server. This issue\nonly affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-6424)\n",
"id": "USN-2500-1",
"modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:21Z",
"published": "2015-02-17T12:26:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2500-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6424"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0255"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "xorg-server, xorg-server-lts-trusty, xorg-server-lts-utopic vulnerabilities",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6424",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0255"
]
}
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