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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8099

The XVideo extension in XFree86 4.0.0, X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.7, 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 to the (1) SProcXvQueryExtension, (2) SProcXvQueryAdaptors, (3) SProcXvQueryEncodings, (4) SProcXvGrabPort, (5) SProcXvUngrabPort, (6) SProcXvPutVideo, (7) SProcXvPutStill, (8) SProcXvGetVideo, (9) SProcXvGetStill, (10) SProcXvPutImage, (11) SProcXvShmPutImage, (12) SProcXvSelectVideoNotify, (13) SProcXvSelectPortNotify, (14) SProcXvStopVideo, (15) SProcXvSetPortAttribute, (16) SProcXvGetPortAttribute, (17) SProcXvQueryBestSize, (18) SProcXvQueryPortAttributes, (19) SProcXvQueryImageAttributes, or (20) SProcXvListImageFormats function.

Products
xorg-server
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2:1.16.2.901-1
CVEs
CVE-2014-8099
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 21:37 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8099

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Dec 2014, 15:59 UTC

The XVideo extension in XFree86 4.0.0, X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.7, 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 to the (1) SProcXvQueryExtension, (2) SProcXvQueryAdaptors, (3) SProcXvQueryEncodings, (4) SProcXvGrabPort, (5) SProcXvUngrabPort, (6) SProcXvPutVideo, (7) SProcXvPutStill, (8) SProcXvGetVideo, (9) SProcXvGetStill, (10) SProcXvPutImage, (11) SProcXvShmPutImage, (12) SProcXvSelectVideoNotify, (13) SProcXvSelectPortNotify, (14) SProcXvStopVideo, (15) SProcXvSetPortAttribute, (16) SProcXvGetPortAttribute, (17) SProcXvQueryBestSize, (18) SProcXvQueryPortAttributes, (19) SProcXvQueryImageAttributes, or (20) SProcXvListImageFormats function.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8099

xorg-server

Fixed versions: 2:1.16.2.901-1

xorg-server

Fixed versions: 2:1.16.2.901-1

xorg-server

Fixed versions: 2:1.16.2.901-1

Complete source record
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  "id": "9eba499c32384a4ecce8ff4d991b8a1cfb64bca3a0a5ee970670abda46304eb0",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8099",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8099",
    "summary": "The XVideo extension in XFree86 4.0.0, X.Org X Window System (aka X11 or X) X11R6.7, 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 to the (1) SProcXvQueryExtension, (2) SProcXvQueryAdaptors, (3) SProcXvQueryEncodings, (4) SProcXvGrabPort, (5) SProcXvUngrabPort, (6) SProcXvPutVideo, (7) SProcXvPutStill, (8) SProcXvGetVideo, (9) SProcXvGetStill, (10) SProcXvPutImage, (11) SProcXvShmPutImage, (12) SProcXvSelectVideoNotify, (13) SProcXvSelectPortNotify, (14) SProcXvStopVideo, (15) SProcXvSetPortAttribute, (16) SProcXvGetPortAttribute, (17) SProcXvQueryBestSize, (18) SProcXvQueryPortAttributes, (19) SProcXvQueryImageAttributes, or (20) SProcXvListImageFormats function.",
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    "severity": "unknown",
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          ],
          "package": {
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            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/xorg-server?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
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          },
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          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "xorg-server",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/xorg-server?arch=source&distro=forky",
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          },
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            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8099.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T15:47:25.738581773Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2014-8099"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8099"
      ]
    },
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 413854,
  "published_at": "2014-12-10T15:59:11.957+00:00"
}