CVE-2014-8097 — 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-190 — Integer Overflow or WraparoundCWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read9 documents8 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.3%
top 20.27%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
X.org Xorg-serverX.org X ServerX.org X11
Timeline
PublishedDec 10
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The DBE extension in X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.1 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 to the (1) ProcDbeSwapBuffers or (2) SProcDbeSwapBuffers function.

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/x116.1

Patches

Patch: www.x.org ↗Patch: www.x.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-5v63-4r2j-93hp: The DBE extension in X↗2022-05-17
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CVEList
CVE-2014-8097: The DBE extension in X↗2014-12-10
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OSV
CVE-2014-8097: The DBE extension in X↗2014-12-10
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
X.Org X server vulnerabilities↗2014-12-09
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Red Hat
xorg-x11-server: out of bounds access due to not validating length or offset values in DBE extension↗2014-12-09
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Debian
CVE-2014-8097: xorg-server - The DBE extension in X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.1 and X.Org Serv...↗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-2014-8097 xorg-x11-server: out of bounds access due to not validating length or offset values in DBE extension↗2014-11-27
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CVE-2014-8097 — X.org X Server vulnerability | cvebase