CVE-2014-8095 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2014-8095?

CVE-2014-8095 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 10 Dec 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8095?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, X.org X11, X.org X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8095?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2014-8095 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8095 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8095, GHSA-pr28-cmcw-r6w2, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8095.