THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2014-8103
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2014-8103

X Server vulnerability

CVSS
6.5
EPSS
3.4%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) 1.15.0 through 1.16.x 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) sproc_dri3_query_version, (2) sproc_dri3_open, (3) sproc_dri3_pixmap_from_buffer, (4) sproc_dri3_buffer_from_pixmap, (5) sproc_dri3_fence_from_fd, (6) sproc_dri3_fd_from_fence, (7) proc_present_query_capabilities, (8) sproc_present_query_version, (9) sproc_present_pixmap, (10) sproc_present_notify_msc, (11) sproc_present_select_input, or (12) sproc_present_query_capabilities function in the (a) DRI3 or (b) Present extension.
Affected vendor
X.Org
Affected product
X Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2014-12-10

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-8103

  • Confirm whether X.Org X Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-8103.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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