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CVE-2014-8103 json

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 servi…

published 2014-12-10 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-7950

cvss
6.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.4%
EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • xorg-server Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:1.16.2.901-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8103

  • xorg-server Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.4

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8103

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  • xorg-x11-server RHEL 6 1.15.0-25.el6_6
  • xorg-x11-server RHEL 7 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3
  • xorg-x11-server-Xdmx RHEL 6 1.15.0-25.el6_6
  • xorg-x11-server-Xdmx RHEL 7 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3
  • xorg-x11-server-Xorg RHEL 6 1.15.0-25.el6_6
  • xorg-x11-server-Xorg RHEL 7 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3
  • xorg-x11-server-Xvfb RHEL 6 1.15.0-25.el6_6
  • xorg-x11-server-Xvfb RHEL 7 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:1983

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-8103 updated cvss 2.3

xorg-x11-server: out of bounds access due to not validating length or offset values in DRI3 & Present extensions

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) xorg-x11-server 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xorg 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-common 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xnest 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-source 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) xorg-x11-server 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xorg 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xnest 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-common 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) xorg-x11-server 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xorg 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-common 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr 1.15.0-25.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xnest 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-source 1.15.0-25.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) xorg-x11-server 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xorg 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xnest 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-common 1.15.0-25.el6_6, +2 more
    +8 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) xorg-x11-server 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xorg 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-common 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr 1.15.0-25.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) xorg-x11-server 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xorg 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-common 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xnest 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-source 1.15.0-25.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xnest 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-source 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) xorg-x11-server 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xorg 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-common 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr 1.15.0-25.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) xorg-x11-server 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xorg 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-common 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xnest 1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-source 1.15.0-25.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xnest 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-source 1.15.0-7.el7_0.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1983
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 xorg-x11-server
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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