CVE-2013-1940
xorg-x11-server: Information disclosure due enabling events from hot-plug devices despite input from the device being momentarily disabled
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · April 17, 2013
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
X.Org X server before 1.13.4 and 1.4.x before 1.14.1 does not properly restrict access to input events when adding a new hot-plug device, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by reading passwords from a tty.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 1.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CWE not specified