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CVE-2014-8092

Published: Dec 10, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.4%
Top 9.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Multiple integer overflows in X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R1 and X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.16.3 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to the (1) ProcPutImage, (2) GetHosts, (3) RegionSizeof, or (4) REQUEST_FIXED_SIZE function, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or write.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:SC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

x.org
oss-project·US
x11On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
x serverOn-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3095
debian.org
http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/
x.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71595
securityfocus.com
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