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CVE-2013-1940

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Date: May 13, 2013

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (11)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1803-1
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1940
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/104089.html
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63353
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102391.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1940
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2661
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/18/3
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00015.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1940
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2013-1940

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE
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