CVE-2014-8101 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in X Server
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.3%
top 20.49%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
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