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CVE-2014-8098 Details

Description

The GLX extension in XFree86 4.0, X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.7, 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) __glXDisp_Render, (2) __glXDisp_RenderLarge, (3) __glXDispSwap_VendorPrivate, (4) __glXDispSwap_VendorPrivateWithReply, (5) set_client_info, (6) __glXDispSwap_SetClientInfoARB, (7) DoSwapInterval, (8) DoGetProgramString, (9) DoGetString, (10) __glXDispSwap_RenderMode, (11) __glXDisp_GetCompressedTexImage, (12) __glXDispSwap_GetCompressedTexImage, (13) __glXDisp_FeedbackBuffer, (14) __glXDispSwap_FeedbackBuffer, (15) __glXDisp_SelectBuffer, (16) __glXDispSwap_SelectBuffer, (17) __glXDisp_Flush, (18) __glXDispSwap_Flush, (19) __glXDisp_Finish, (20) __glXDispSwap_Finish, (21) __glXDisp_ReadPixels, (22) __glXDispSwap_ReadPixels, (23) __glXDisp_GetTexImage, (24) __glXDispSwap_GetTexImage, (25) __glXDisp_GetPolygonStipple, (26) __glXDispSwap_GetPolygonStipple, (27) __glXDisp_GetSeparableFilter, (28) __glXDisp_GetSeparableFilterEXT, (29) __glXDisp_GetConvolutionFilter, (30) __glXDisp_GetConvolutionFilterEXT, (31) __glXDisp_GetHistogram, (32) __glXDisp_GetHistogramEXT, (33) __glXDisp_GetMinmax, (34) __glXDisp_GetMinmaxEXT, (35) __glXDisp_GetColorTable, (36) __glXDisp_GetColorTableSGI, (37) GetSeparableFilter, (38) GetConvolutionFilter, (39) GetHistogram, (40) GetMinmax, or (41) GetColorTable function.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0532.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3610 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61947 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62292 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06 CVEThird Party Advisory

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
debian debian linux
7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
x.org x server
<= 1.16.2.99.901

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
x.org xfree86
4.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xfree86:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
x.org x11
6.7

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

23 change records found show changes


QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-8098
NVD Published Date:
Dec 10, 2014
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]