Vulnerabilities
Misconfiguration
Compliance
CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2015-3418

Divide By Zero

Published: Dec 13, 2016 | Modified: Aug 29, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
2.3 LOW
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
Vulnerability-free packages from our partners
root.io logo minimus.io logo echo.ai logo
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3418
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/369.html

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.

Weakness

The product divides a value by zero.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
X_serverX.org*1.16.3 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatxorg-x11-server-0:1.15.0-36.el6*
Xorg-serverUbuntudevel*
Xorg-serverUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
Xorg-serverUbuntulucid*
Xorg-serverUbuntuprecise*
Xorg-serverUbuntutrusty*
Xorg-serverUbuntutrusty/esm*
Xorg-serverUbuntuupstream*
Xorg-serverUbuntuutopic*
Xorg-serverUbuntuvivid*
Xorg-server-lts-quantalUbuntuprecise*
Xorg-server-lts-raringUbuntuprecise*
Xorg-server-lts-saucyUbuntuprecise*
Xorg-server-lts-trustyUbuntuprecise*

References

Aqua Security is the largest pure-play cloud native security company, providing customers the freedom to innovate and run their businesses with minimal friction. The Aqua Cloud Native Security Platform provides prevention, detection, and response automation across the entire application lifecycle to secure the build, secure cloud infrastructure and secure running workloads wherever they are deployed.
Copyright © 2026 Aqua Security Software Ltd.   Privacy Policy | Terms of Use