CVE - CVE-2013-1940

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-1940	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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 sensitive information, as demonstrated by reading passwords from a tty.
References
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CONFIRM:https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63353 DEBIAN:DSA-2661 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2661 FEDORA:FEDORA-2013-5883 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/104089.html FEDORA:FEDORA-2013-5928 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102391.html MLIST:[oss-security] 20130418 Xorg-x11-server: Information disclosure due enabling events from hot-plug devices despite input from the device being momentarily disabled URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/18/3 SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2013:0878 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00015.html UBUNTU:USN-1803-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1803-1
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20130219	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20130219)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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