CVE-2014-8092

xorg-x11-server: integer overflow in X11 core protocol requests when calculating memory needs for requests

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

7.4

CVSS 2.0

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Published · December 9, 2014

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

Multiple integer overflow flaws were found in the way the X.Org server calculated memory requirements for certain X11 core protocol requests. A malicious, authenticated client could use either of these flaws to crash the X.Org server or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 7.4
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound