Out-of-bounds Read/Write Vulnerability in X.Org X Window System

CVE-2014-8096 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

The SProcXCMiscGetXIDList function in the XC-MISC extension in X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.0 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 or index value.

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