CVE-2013-1940
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- May 13, 2013
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Feb 19, 2013
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63353
- USN-1803-1vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2013-5883vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0878vendor-advisory
- DSA-2661vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20130418 Xorg-x11-server: Information disclosure due enabling events from hot-plug devices despite input from the device being momentarily disabledmailing-list
- FEDORA-2013-5928vendor-advisory
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