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.
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Configurations
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History
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References | () http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102391.html - | |
References | () http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/104089.html - | |
References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00015.html - | |
References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2661 - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/18/3 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1803-1 - | |
References | () https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63353 - |
Information
Published : 2013-05-13 23:55
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:50
NVD link : CVE-2013-1940
Mitre link : CVE-2013-1940
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-1940
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Products Affected
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
x
- x.org-xserver
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls