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usn-4772-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-03-15 20:16
Modified
2026-06-29 10:52
Summary
vnc4 vulnerabilities
Details

USN-2500-1 addressed CVE-2015-0255 for xorg-server. This update provides the corresponding fix for VNC4 on Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2015-0255)

USN-2726-1 addressed CVE-2015-1283 for Expat. This update provides the corresponding fix for VNC4 on Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2015-1283)

Original advisory 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 Expat incorrectly handled malformed XML data. If a user or application linked against Expat were tricked into opening a crafted XML file, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-1283)

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                }
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                }
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        }
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  "details": "\nUSN-2500-1 addressed CVE-2015-0255 for xorg-server. This update provides\nthe corresponding fix for VNC4 on Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.\n(CVE-2015-0255)\n\nUSN-2726-1 addressed CVE-2015-1283 for Expat. This update provides the\ncorresponding fix for VNC4 on Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.\n(CVE-2015-1283)\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Olivier Fourdan discovered that the X.Org X server incorrectly handled\n XkbSetGeometry requests resulting in an information leak. An attacker able\n to connect to an X server, either locally or remotely, could use this issue\n to possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2015-0255)\n\n It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled malformed XML data. If a\n user or application linked against Expat were tricked into opening a\n crafted XML file, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly\n execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-1283)\n",
  "id": "USN-4772-1",
  "modified": "2026-06-29T10:52:48Z",
  "published": "2021-03-15T20:16:26Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4772-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0255"
    },
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    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "vnc4 vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0255",
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  ]
}



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