CVE-2014-8100

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

Description

The Render extension in XFree86 4.0.1, 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) ProcRenderQueryVersion, (2) SProcRenderQueryVersion, (3) SProcRenderQueryPictFormats, (4) SProcRenderQueryPictIndexValues, (5) SProcRenderCreatePicture, (6) SProcRenderChangePicture, (7) SProcRenderSetPictureClipRectangles, (8) SProcRenderFreePicture, (9) SProcRenderComposite, (10) SProcRenderScale, (11) SProcRenderCreateGlyphSet, (12) SProcRenderReferenceGlyphSet, (13) SProcRenderFreeGlyphSet, (14) SProcRenderFreeGlyphs, or (15) SProcRenderCompositeGlyphs function.

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-2014-8100

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

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

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
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.orgxfree864.0.1
x.orgx_server{"endIncluding":"1.16.2.99.901"}
x.orgx116.7

References

CWEs

CWE-119

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