CVE-2014-8097
X.Org X Window System DBE Extension Denial of Service and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description
The DBE extension in X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.1 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) ProcDbeSwapBuffers or (2) SProcDbeSwapBuffers function.
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Published Date :
Dec. 10, 2014, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 2:18 a.m.
Source :
secalert@redhat.com
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
8.0
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CVE-2014-8097
vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0532.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/61947 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62292 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3095 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119 Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71604 Added Reference http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/ Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06 -
CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Multiple out-of-bounds access flaws were found in the way the X.Org server calculated memory requirements for certain requests. A malicious, authenticated client could use either of these flaws to crash the X.Org server, or leak memory contents to the client. The DBE extension in X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.1 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) ProcDbeSwapBuffers or (2) SProcDbeSwapBuffers function. Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1982 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1983 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8097 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1168705 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The DBE extension in X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.1 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) ProcDbeSwapBuffers or (2) SProcDbeSwapBuffers function. Multiple out-of-bounds access flaws were found in the way the X.Org server calculated memory requirements for certain requests. A malicious, authenticated client could use either of these flaws to crash the X.Org server, or leak memory contents to the client. Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P) Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1982 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8097 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1983 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1168705 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com
Jan. 03, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/61947 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com
Dec. 31, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71604 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com
Dec. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com
Oct. 26, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html -
CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com
Oct. 18, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html -
Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov
Apr. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.2.99.901:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.2.99.901:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com
Jul. 17, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html -
Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov
Apr. 09, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:x:xorg-server:1.16.2.99.901:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org_x11:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.2.99.901:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com
Apr. 03, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0532.html Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119 -
CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com
Mar. 06, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3095 -
CVE Modified by secalert@redhat.com
Jan. 22, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62292 -
Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov
Dec. 17, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:x:xorg-server:1.16.2.99.901:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:x:x_window_system:x11r6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:x:xorg-server:1.16.2.99.901:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org_x11:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov
Dec. 11, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:x:xorg-server:1.16.2.99.901:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:x:x_window_system:x11r6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) Changed Reference Type http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/ No Types Assigned http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/ Advisory, Patch Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov
Dec. 10, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-8097
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-8097
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.57 }} 0.00%
score
0.85175
percentile