Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.3%
top 20.49%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 10
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The RandR extension in XFree86 4.2.0, X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.7, 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) SProcRRQueryVersion, (2) SProcRRGetScreenInfo, (3) SProcRRSelectInput, or (4) SProcRRConfigureOutputProperty function.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages4 packages

Debianx.org/xorg-server< 2:1.16.2.901-1+3
NVDx.org/x_server1.16.2.99.901
NVDx.org/xfree864.2.0
NVDx.org/x116.7

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-5vpf-mx7j-6j95: The RandR extension in XFree86 42022-05-17
OSV
CVE-2014-8101: The RandR extension in XFree86 42014-12-10
CVEList
CVE-2014-8101: The RandR extension in XFree86 42014-12-10

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
X.Org X server vulnerabilities2014-12-09
Red Hat
xorg-x11-server: out of bounds access due to not validating length or offset values in RandR extension2014-12-09
Debian
CVE-2014-8101: xorg-server - The RandR extension in XFree86 4.2.0, X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6...2014

💬Community

2
Bugzilla
tigervnc requires rebuild after Dec-2014 xorg-x11-server CVEs2015-01-11
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-8101 xorg-x11-server: out of bounds access due to not validating length or offset values in RandR extension2014-11-27
CVE-2014-8101 — X.org X Server vulnerability | cvebase