CVE-2013-1940

low

Published 2013-05-13 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

2.1

Description

X.Org X server before 1.13.4 and 1.4.x before 1.14.1 does not properly restrict access to input events when adding a new hot-plug device, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by reading passwords from a tty.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
ubuntu	11.04	affected
ubuntu	11.10	affected
ubuntu	12.04	affected
ubuntu	12.10	affected
debian	bookworm	fixed	`2:1.12.4-6`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`2:1.12.4-6`
debian	forky	fixed	`2:1.12.4-6`
debian	sid	fixed	`2:1.12.4-6`
debian	trixie	fixed	`2:1.12.4-6`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
x	x.org-xserver	`{"endIncluding":"1.13.3"}`
x	x.org-xserver	`1.4.0`

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.