CVE-2014-8092

medium
Published 2014-12-10 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.5
VIR risk
6.5

Description

Multiple integer overflows in X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R1 and X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.16.3 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to the (1) ProcPutImage, (2) GetHosts, (3) RegionSizeof, or (4) REQUEST_FIXED_SIZE function, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or write.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8092

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8092.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed2:1.16.2.901-1
debian debianbullseyefixed2:1.16.2.901-1
debian debianforkyfixed2:1.16.2.901-1
debian debiansidfixed2:1.16.2.901-1
debian debiantrixiefixed2:1.16.2.901-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
x.orgx111.0
x.orgx_server{"endIncluding":"1.16.2.99.901"}

References

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