VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2014-8097
CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability4.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-12-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer