CVE-2014-8096 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in X Server

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCWE-20 — Improper Input ValidationCWE-805 — Buffer Access with Incorrect Length ValueCWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read9 documents8 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.0%
top 22.81%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
X.org Xorg-serverX.org X ServerDebian Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedDec 10
Latest updateMay 17

Description

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 8.0 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Debianx.org/xorg-server< 2:1.16.2.901-1+3
▶NVDx.org/x_server1.16.2.99.901
▶NVDx.org/x116.0

Also affects: Debian Linux 7.1, 8.0

Patches

Patch: www.x.org ↗Patch: www.x.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-cvh9-37c6-rr6p: The SProcXCMiscGetXIDList function in the XC-MISC extension in X↗2022-05-17
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CVEList
CVE-2014-8096: The SProcXCMiscGetXIDList function in the XC-MISC extension in X↗2014-12-10
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OSV
CVE-2014-8096: The SProcXCMiscGetXIDList function in the XC-MISC extension in X↗2014-12-10
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Red Hat
xorg-x11-server: out of bounds access due to not validating length or offset values in XC-MISC extension↗2014-12-09
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Ubuntu
X.Org X server vulnerabilities↗2014-12-09
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Debian
CVE-2014-8096: xorg-server - The SProcXCMiscGetXIDList function in the XC-MISC extension in X.Org X Window Sy...↗2014
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
tigervnc requires rebuild after Dec-2014 xorg-x11-server CVEs↗2015-01-11
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Bugzilla
CVE-2014-8096 xorg-x11-server: out of bounds access due to not validating length or offset values in XC-MISC extension↗2014-11-27
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CVE-2014-8096 — X.org X Server vulnerability | cvebase