Vulnerability Details CVE-2013-1940
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 30.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 2.1
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102391.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/104089.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00015.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2661
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/18/3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1803-1
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63353
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102391.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/104089.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00015.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2661
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/18/3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1803-1
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63353
Products affected by CVE-2013-1940
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cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org-xserver:1.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org-xserver:1.7
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cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org-xserver:1.7.6.902
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cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org-xserver:1.7.7
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10