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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 31.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2013-05-13 23:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 15:20Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-02-19
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 15c5d3f8dcbe93b05a06928f9e63fbc7e56cbc27350b135c60c542ba23221b6b
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugs.freedesktop.orghttps://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63353
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1803-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1803-1
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2013-5883http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/104089.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:0878http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00015.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-2661http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2661
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20130418 Xorg-x11-server: Information disclosure due enabling events from hot-plug devices despite input from the device being momentarily disabledhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/18/3
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2013-5928http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102391.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- xorg-server Fixed in 2:1.12.4-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- xorg-server Fixed in 2:1.12.4-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- xorg-server Fixed in 2:1.12.4-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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