CVE-2014-8095

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    CVE-2014-8095

    Published: 10 Dec 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The XInput extension in X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R4 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) SProcXChangeDeviceControl, (2) ProcXChangeDeviceControl, (3) ProcXChangeFeedbackControl, (4) ProcXSendExtensionEvent, (5) SProcXIAllowEvents, (6) SProcXIChangeCursor, (7) ProcXIChangeHierarchy, (8) SProcXIGetClientPointer, (9) SProcXIGrabDevice, (10) SProcXIUngrabDevice, (11) ProcXIUngrabDevice, (12) SProcXIPassiveGrabDevice, (13) ProcXIPassiveGrabDevice, (14) SProcXIPassiveUngrabDevice, (15) ProcXIPassiveUngrabDevice, (16) SProcXListDeviceProperties, (17) SProcXDeleteDeviceProperty, (18) SProcXIListProperties, (19) SProcXIDeleteProperty, (20) SProcXIGetProperty, (21) SProcXIQueryDevice, (22) SProcXIQueryPointer, (23) SProcXISelectEvents, (24) SProcXISetClientPointer, (25) SProcXISetFocus, (26) SProcXIGetFocus, or (27) SProcXIWarpPointer function.

    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.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06, http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71599

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High