Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-8102

Description

The SProcXFixesSelectSelectionInput function in the XFixes extension in X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.8.0 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 value.

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Affected products

Xorg/X11
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Xorg/Xserver
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=1.16.2.99.901
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Xorg/Serverllm-create
Range: <1.16.3

Patches

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References

www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0532.htmlnvd
secunia.com/advisories/61947nvd
secunia.com/advisories/62292nvd
www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3095nvd
www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.htmlnvd
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.htmlnvd
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/71608nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06nvd

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