CVE-2014-8101
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2:1.16.2.901-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2:1.16.2.901-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2:1.16.2.901-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2:1.16.2.901-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2:1.16.2.901-1 |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0532.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61947
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62292
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3095
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71605
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8101
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.