Buffer overflow in X.org X11
CVE-2014-8096
The SProcXCMiscGetXIDList function in the XC-MISC extension in X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.0 and X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.16.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted length or index value.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.046 (91.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.046 · newest: 0.046 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- X.org X11 — versions 6.0
- X.org X Server
- Debian Linux — versions 7.1, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3095 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html (Third Party Advisory)
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0532.html (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/62292 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71598 (vdb-entry)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html (Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/61947 (third-party-advisory)