# CVE-2015-9262: \_XcursorThemeInherits in library.c in libXcursor before 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause denial of service or potentially code execut

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-08-01 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

_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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3059
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXcursor/commit/?id=897213f36baf6926daf6d192c709cf627aa5fd05
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3729-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00016.html
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90857

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