CVE-2014-8095

Description

The XInput extension in X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R4 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) SProcXChangeDeviceControl, (2) ProcXChangeDeviceControl, (3) ProcXChangeFeedbackControl, (4) ProcXSendExtensionEvent, (5) SProcXIAllowEvents, (6) SProcXIChangeCursor, (7) ProcXIChangeHierarchy, (8) SProcXIGetClientPointer, (9) SProcXIGrabDevice, (10) SProcXIUngrabDevice, (11) ProcXIUngrabDevice, (12) SProcXIPassiveGrabDevice, (13) ProcXIPassiveGrabDevice, (14) SProcXIPassiveUngrabDevice, (15) ProcXIPassiveUngrabDevice, (16) SProcXListDeviceProperties, (17) SProcXDeleteDeviceProperty, (18) SProcXIListProperties, (19) SProcXIDeleteProperty, (20) SProcXIGetProperty, (21) SProcXIQueryDevice, (22) SProcXIQueryPointer, (23) SProcXISelectEvents, (24) SProcXISetClientPointer, (25) SProcXISetFocus, (26) SProcXIGetFocus, or (27) SProcXIWarpPointer function.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.31% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory x.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3095 vendor advisory
http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/ patch vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0532.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71599 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/62292 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/61947 third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8095?
CVE-2014-8095 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8095?
To fix CVE-2014-8095, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-8095 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-8095 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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