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TI-2014-06716 Aliases CVE-2014-8099GHSA-5grc-mxpq-pvhg

The XVideo extension in XFree86 4.0.0, X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.7, and…

Priority LOW 36CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The XVideo extension in XFree86 4.0.0, X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.7, 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) SProcXvQueryExtension, (2) SProcXvQueryAdaptors, (3) SProcXvQueryEncodings, (4) SProcXvGrabPort, (5) SProcXvUngrabPort, (6) SProcXvPutVideo, (7) SProcXvPutStill, (8) SProcXvGetVideo, (9) SProcXvGetStill, (10) SProcXvPutImage, (11) SProcXvShmPutImage, (12) SProcXvSelectVideoNotify, (13) SProcXvSelectPortNotify, (14) SProcXvStopVideo, (15) SProcXvSetPortAttribute, (16) SProcXvGetPortAttribute, (17) SProcXvQueryBestSize, (18) SProcXvQueryPortAttributes, (19) SProcXvQueryImageAttributes, or (20) SProcXvListImageFormats function.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04316 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.7Vulnerablex.org
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.16.2.99.901Vulnerablex.org
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xfree86:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0Vulnerablex.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.7 Vulnerable ·x.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.16.2.99.901 Vulnerable ·x.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xfree86:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·x.org

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2014:1983 Released 2014-12-11 · Red Hat rating Important
    xorg-x11-server security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) xorg-x11-server-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) xorg-x11-server-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) xorg-x11-server-1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.15.0-25.el6_6 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.15.0-25.el6_6 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) xorg-x11-server-1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.15.0-25.el6_6 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) xorg-x11-server-1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.15.0-25.el6_6 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) xorg-x11-server-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.15.0-25.el6_6 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) xorg-x11-server-1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.15.0-25.el6_6 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) xorg-x11-server-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.15.0-25.el6_6, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.15.0-25.el6_6 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.15.0-7.el7_0.3 +2
  • RHSA-2014:1982 Released 2014-12-11 · Red Hat rating Important
    xorg-x11-server security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) xorg-x11-server-1.1.1-48.107.el5_11, xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.107.el5_11, xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.107.el5_11.i386 +26
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) xorg-x11-server-1.1.1-48.107.el5_11, xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.107.el5_11, xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.107.el5_11.i386 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) xorg-x11-server-1.1.1-48.107.el5_11, xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.1.1-48.107.el5_11, xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.1.1-48.107.el5_11.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2014:1982
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1983
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1983
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1983
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2014:1982
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1983
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1983
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2014:1982
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1983
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1983
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1983
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1983
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1983
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1983
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1983
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1983
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1983

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8099
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5grc-mxpq-pvhg

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-1999-00519 An X server's access control is disabled (e.g. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2012-01891 Format string vulnerability in the LogVHdrMessageVerb function in os/log.c in X.Org X11… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-00971 Integer overflow in ALLOCATE_LOCAL in the ProcXCMiscGetXIDList function in the XC-MISC… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2013-06091 Multiple off-by-one errors in the (1) MakeBigReq and (2) SetReqLen macros in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2014-06715 The GLX extension in XFree86 4.0, X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.7, and X.Org… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2014-06719 The SProcXFixesSelectSelectionInput function in the XFixes extension in X.Org X Window… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
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