# CVE-2015-3418: 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 o

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-12-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74328
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=dc777c346d5d452a53b13b917c45f6a1bad2f20b
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-64
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2015-February/002532.html

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