Is CVE-2014-8096 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-8096 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8096?

CVE-2014-8096 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-8096

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 4.6%EU EUVD

The SProcXCMiscGetXIDList function in the XC-MISC extension in X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.0 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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.5 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 4.6% (92th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-7943)
Published: December 10, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-7943 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
x.org / x server
x.org / x11

References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0532.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/61947
http://secunia.com/advisories/62292(Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3095(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:119(Broken Link)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71598
http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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