PT-2014-1849 · X.Org+5 · X.Org Server+5
Ilja Van Sprundel
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Published
2014-12-09
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Updated
2025-08-29
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CVE-2014-8099
CVSS v2.0
6.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx version 1.15.0
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo version 1.15.0
xorg-x11-server-Xnest version 1.15.0
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr version 1.15.0
xorg-x11-server-source version 1.15.0
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb version 1.15.0
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo version 1.1.1
xorg-x11-server-Xvnc-source version 1.1.1
xorg-x11-server version 1.15.0
xorg-x11-server-common version 1.15.0
xorg-x11-server-devel version 1.15.0
X.Org Server versions prior to 1.16.3
Description
The issue allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted length or index values to certain functions, including
SProcXvQueryExtension, SProcXvQueryAdaptors, SProcXvQueryEncodings, SProcXvGrabPort, SProcXvUngrabPort, SProcXvPutVideo, SProcXvPutStill, SProcXvGetVideo, SProcXvGetStill, SProcXvPutImage, SProcXvShmPutImage, SProcXvSelectVideoNotify, SProcXvSelectPortNotify, SProcXvStopVideo, SProcXvSetPortAttribute, SProcXvGetPortAttribute, SProcXvQueryBestSize, SProcXvQueryPortAttributes, SProcXvQueryImageAttributes, and SProcXvListImageFormats. This can lead to a disruption of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information.Recommendations
As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the vulnerable functions until a patch is available.
Restrict access to the vulnerable modules to minimize the risk of exploitation.
Avoid using the vulnerable packages until the issue is resolved.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
DoS
Buffer Overflow
NULL Pointer Dereference
Integer Overflow
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu
X.Org Server