DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1940

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1940

    Published: 13 May 2013Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2013-1940

    Summary:

    Details: X.Org X server before 1.13.4 and 1.4.x before 1.14.1 does not properly restrict access to input events when adding a new hot-plug device, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by reading passwords from a tty.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1940

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: xorg-server

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/xorg-server?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2:1.12.4-6

    Affected versions

    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
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