# CVE-2014-8097: The DBE extension in X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.1 and X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.16.3 allows remote

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-12-10 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The DBE extension in X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.1 and X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.16.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted length or index value to the (1) ProcDbeSwapBuffers or (2) SProcDbeSwapBuffers function.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3095
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0532.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62292
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61947
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71604
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html

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