CVE-2013-1940

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-1940
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-05-13 23:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionX.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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 11.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 11.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 - lts All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.10 All All All
Application X X.org-xserver 1.4.0 All All All
Application X X.org-xserver All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 63353 – [CVE-2013-1940] VT-switched servers receive input from hot-plugged devices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.freedesktop.org
openSUSE-SU-2013:0878-1: moderate: update for xorg-x11-server af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - Xorg-x11-server: Information disclosure due enabling events from hot-plug devices despite input from the device being momentarily disabled af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: xorg-x11-server-1.13.3-3.fc18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2661-1 xorg-server af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: xorg-x11-server-1.14.0-6.fc19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
USN-1803-1: X.Org X server vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
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