CVE-2014-8099
Public on 2014-12-10
Modified on 2015-01-15
Description
Multiple out-of-bounds access flaws were found in the way the X.Org server calculated memory requirements for certain requests. A malicious, authenticated client could use either of these flaws to crash the X.Org server.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | xorg-x11-server | 2015-01-15 | ALAS-2015-470 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 2.3 | AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |