CVE-2014-8098

Description

The GLX extension in XFree86 4.0, 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) __glXDisp_Render, (2) __glXDisp_RenderLarge, (3) __glXDispSwap_VendorPrivate, (4) __glXDispSwap_VendorPrivateWithReply, (5) set_client_info, (6) __glXDispSwap_SetClientInfoARB, (7) DoSwapInterval, (8) DoGetProgramString, (9) DoGetString, (10) __glXDispSwap_RenderMode, (11) __glXDisp_GetCompressedTexImage, (12) __glXDispSwap_GetCompressedTexImage, (13) __glXDisp_FeedbackBuffer, (14) __glXDispSwap_FeedbackBuffer, (15) __glXDisp_SelectBuffer, (16) __glXDispSwap_SelectBuffer, (17) __glXDisp_Flush, (18) __glXDispSwap_Flush, (19) __glXDisp_Finish, (20) __glXDispSwap_Finish, (21) __glXDisp_ReadPixels, (22) __glXDispSwap_ReadPixels, (23) __glXDisp_GetTexImage, (24) __glXDispSwap_GetTexImage, (25) __glXDisp_GetPolygonStipple, (26) __glXDispSwap_GetPolygonStipple, (27) __glXDisp_GetSeparableFilter, (28) __glXDisp_GetSeparableFilterEXT, (29) __glXDisp_GetConvolutionFilter, (30) __glXDisp_GetConvolutionFilterEXT, (31) __glXDisp_GetHistogram, (32) __glXDisp_GetHistogramEXT, (33) __glXDisp_GetMinmax, (34) __glXDisp_GetMinmaxEXT, (35) __glXDisp_GetColorTable, (36) __glXDisp_GetColorTableSGI, (37) GetSeparableFilter, (38) GetConvolutionFilter, (39) GetHistogram, (40) GetMinmax, or (41) GetColorTable function.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.01% Top 25%
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 third party advisory 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 third party advisory
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3610 third party advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0532.html third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62292 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71606 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61947 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8098?
CVE-2014-8098 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8098?
To fix CVE-2014-8098, 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-2014-8098 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-8098 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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