CVE-2014-8100 describes an out-of-bounds read or write vulnerability within the Render extension of XFree86 4.0.1, X.Org X11R6.7, and X.Org Server before 1.16.3. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code through specially crafted length or index values in various Render functions. With a CVSS score of 6.5, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring authentication (Au:S) but having low attack complexity (AC:L) and potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:P/I:P/A:P). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xfree86:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.16.2.99.901CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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