Vulnerability in X X.org-Xserver
CVE-2013-1940
X.Org X server before 1.13.4 and 1.4.x before 1.14.1 does not properly restrict access to input events when adding a new hot-plug device, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by reading passwords from a tty.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- X X.org-Xserver — versions 1.4.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 11.04, 11.10, 12.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1803-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/104089.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00015.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2661 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/18/3 (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102391.html (vendor-advisory)